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Mussey Grove, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92040. It stands on Padre Barona Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Vicente Reservoir quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mussey Grove within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mussey Grove (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Mussey Grove (historical), surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 37 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

370 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 370 fires within 5 miles of Mussey Grove (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,000 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 24 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined152
Equipment and vehicle use122
Arson/incendiarism24
Debris and open burning22
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Recreation and ceremony11
Smoking8
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks3
Other causes2
Firearms and explosives use2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitDAM
8 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSouthern California AgencyBARONA
5 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitWILDCAT CANYON RD / MUT 4
5 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreSan Diego UnitCREEK
4 September 2019Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictVICENTE
4 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictWILLOW
30 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitVIGIALANTE
3 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitWILDCAT CANYON RD / BAR 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Mussey Grove (historical): 29 past producers, 7 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Daley MineCopperPast Producer
El Cajon Kaolin DepositClayPast Producer
Featherstone DepositSilicaOccurrence
Fernbrook DepositMolybdenumProspect
Lakeside Lime and Marl DepositLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Merrick Kaolin DepositKaolinPast Producer
Mykrantz DepositFeldsparOccurrence
LakeviewIronOccurrenceVein
Lakeview DepositIronProspect
Calif Wire Sawyer Corp.Stone, Crushed/Broken, GranitePast Producer

Every working recorded in San Diego County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Foster1.7 miles37
Barona2.1 miles40
Fernbrook2.8 miles37
Shady Dell3.2 miles37
Irvings Crest3.6 miles37
Moreno3.9 miles42
Eucalyptus Hills3.9 miles37
Lakeside Farms4.6 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702018. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.