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Phelps Corner, 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 Lee Valley. The Survey maps it on the Dulzura quadrangle.

Phelps Corner 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 Phelps Corner, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Phelps Corner, 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

460 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 460 fires within 5 miles of Phelps Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,968 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 34 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/undetermined243
Equipment and vehicle use74
Recreation and ceremony44
Arson/incendiarism34
Debris and open burning30
Firearms and explosives use8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking6
Natural5
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 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSKYLINE
8 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCREEK 2
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined263 acresCleveland National ForestLYON
8 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitPOWERLINE
8 September 1997Arson/incendiarism11 acresCleveland National ForestHONEY SPRINGS
8 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeINDIAN
7 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego National Wildlife RefugeVISTA SAGE
7 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitHONEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Phelps Corner: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Feldspar, Gold. 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
Lost Peg Leg ClaimGoldProspect
Jamul Ranch DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Jamuljamul Portland Cement CoLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Mcginty Mountain DepositFeldsparPast Producer
Mcginty Mtn Deposit Dehesa CorntyFeldsparProducer

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
North Jamul3.1 miles29
Jamul Indian Village3.4 miles29
Jamul3.5 miles30
Indian Springs3.7 miles30
Dehesa4.7 miles38
Jamacha5.5 miles30
Dulzura5.6 miles29
Suncrest6.3 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656595. 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.