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North Jamul, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Jamul census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91935. It lies near Mexican Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Dulzura quadrangle.

North Jamul within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of North Jamul, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of North Jamul, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 29 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

660 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 660 fires within 5 miles of North Jamul between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,379 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 78 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/undetermined346
Equipment and vehicle use106
Arson/incendiarism78
Recreation and ceremony58
Debris and open burning36
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking8
Natural7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Fireworks2
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeSYCUAN
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictPROCTOR
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugePROCTOR3
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugePROCTOR2
9 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSKYLINE
9 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Diego National Wildlife RefugePAR
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitVISTA DE LA MONTANA D 3
8 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeJAMACHA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of North Jamul: 16 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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
Dehesa DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
Lost Peg Leg ClaimGoldProspect
Jamul Ranch DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Jamuljamul Portland Cement CoLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Mcginty Mountain DepositFeldsparPast Producer
Mcginty Mtn Deposit Dehesa CorntyFeldsparProducer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
C B Grove Deposit--Pit #1GraniteProducer
C B Grove Deposit--Pit No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast 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
Jamul0.7 miles30
Indian Springs0.7 miles30
Jamul Indian Village1.4 miles29
Jamacha2.5 miles30
Phelps Corner3.1 miles29
Rancho San Diego3.8 miles30
Dehesa3.9 miles38
Jamacha Junction4.0 miles30

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122595610The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 272708. 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.