Oceana, California
48 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Oceanside-Escondido census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92057. It lies near Mission Mountain. The Survey maps it on the San Luis Rey quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 48 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1893 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1898 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1901 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1901 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
153 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Oceana between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,453 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 27 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/undetermined | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | GUNSHOT INJURIES |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Oceana: 15 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Rock and Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marrow Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Crystal Silica Company | Silica | Producer | ||
| Crystal Silica Company | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Decomposed Granite Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Decomposed Granite Pit | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| E.E.Cowdrey Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Richardson Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Carlsbad Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carlsbad Rock and Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talich | 1.0 miles | 48 | |
| San Luis Rey | 1.5 miles | 48 | |
| South Oceanside | 2.7 miles | 48 | |
| Oceanside | 2.8 miles | 46 | |
| Escondido Junction | 2.9 miles | 48 | |
| Fallbrook Junction | 3.5 miles | 46 | |
| Ysidora | 3.6 miles | 46 | |
| Carlsbad | 3.8 miles | 48 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1868606. 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.
















