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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.

Olivenhain 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 Olivenhain, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Olivenhain, surveyed 1893

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 43 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

131 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined69
Equipment and vehicle use39
Recreation and ceremony7
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
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
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresSan Diego UnitHARMONY
3 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresSan Diego UnitHORIZON
3 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitMEADOWLARK
26 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitHERRMANN
24 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSan Diego UnitBERNARDO
23 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitPALMA
20 September 2011Smokingunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
EncinitasCopper, LeadPast ProducerVein
Harris DepositTalc-Soapstone, GoldPast Producer
Moonlight Beach DepositGemstoneOccurrence
Harris DepositAluminumProducer
Palagonite DepositAluminumOccurrence
Carmean QuarryStoneProducer
Carmean QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Coast Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Greenstone QuarryStoneProducer
Greenstone QuarryStone, 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
Rancho Santa Fe2.5 miles43
Cardiff-by-the-Sea3.0 miles50
Encinitas3.1 miles50
La Costa3.5 miles50
Leucadia3.9 miles50
Elfin Forest4.2 miles43
Eden Gardens4.2 miles22
Solana Beach4.3 miles22

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.