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Richland, California

40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Oceanside-Escondido census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92069. It lies near Twin Oaks Valley. The Survey maps it on the San Marcos quadrangle.

Richland 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 Richland, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Richland, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 40 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

416 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 416 fires within 5 miles of Richland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,296 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined220
Equipment and vehicle use110
Arson/incendiarism32
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Debris and open burning12
Smoking8
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes2
Fireworks1

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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBROADWAY
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitROCK
9 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitELISO
7 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitHARMONY
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitCENTER 2
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSan Diego UnitLILAC
6 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitVISTA.

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Richland: 16 past producers, 11 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Haborlite CorporationPerlitePast Producer
Morris Clay DepositClayProspect
Oro Fino El Diablo MineGoldProducer
Oro Fino MineGoldPast Producer
Oxide MineGoldProspect
Escondido Sand and Gravel WorksSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Marcos QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
San Pasqual PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Talone Ranch PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Atkison PitStone, 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
San Marcos1.5 miles40
Twin Oaks2.3 miles40
Jesmond Dene2.5 miles42
Escondido3.8 miles43
Buena3.8 miles40
Harmony Grove4.0 miles43
Lake San Marcos4.1 miles40
Hidden Meadows5.1 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701242. 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.