Olivenhain, California
43 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 92024. The Survey maps it on the Rancho Santa Fe quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
On record in Olivenhain
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Olivenhain Town Meeting Halllisted 1993
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 43 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 Escondido quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Escondido quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Escondido quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Rancho Santa Fe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Rancho Santa Fe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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 Rancho Santa Fe quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Rancho Santa Fe quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
131 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Olivenhain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 596 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 69 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | San Diego Unit | HARMONY |
| 3 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | San Diego Unit | HORIZON |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | MEADOWLARK |
| 26 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | HERRMANN |
| 24 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | San Diego Unit | BERNARDO |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | PALMA |
| 20 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Olivenhain: 11 past producers, 6 producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encinitas | Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Harris Deposit | Talc-Soapstone, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Moonlight Beach Deposit | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Harris Deposit | Aluminum | Producer | ||
| Palagonite Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Carmean Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Carmean Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coast Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Greenstone Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Greenstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Santa Fe | 2.5 miles | 43 | |
| Cardiff-by-the-Sea | 3.0 miles | 50 | |
| Encinitas | 3.1 miles | 50 | |
| La Costa | 3.5 miles | 50 | |
| Leucadia | 3.9 miles | 50 | |
| Elfin Forest | 4.2 miles | 43 | |
| Eden Gardens | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Solana Beach | 4.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 246890. 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.















