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Rosemont, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Ramona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92065. The Survey maps it on the San Pasqual quadrangle.

Rosemont 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 Rosemont, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Rosemont, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 31 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

546 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 546 fires within 5 miles of Rosemont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,122 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 48 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/undetermined254
Equipment and vehicle use152
Arson/incendiarism48
Misuse of fire by a minor33
Debris and open burning22
Recreation and ceremony18
Smoking8
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Other causes4
Natural2

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 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitSAN VICENTE
8 September 1993Arson/incendiarism409 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictCLEVENGER
8 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSouthern California AgencyBARONA
7 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego UnitHUNTER
5 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitROBERTSON
5 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresSan Diego UnitLA BREA
4 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unit8TH ST RAMONA 3
4 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitPATCO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Rosemont: 2 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Molybdenum, Copper, Feldspar, Granite. 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
Daley MineCopperPast Producer
Hatfield Creek ClaimDiamondUnknown
Mykrantz DepositFeldsparOccurrence
Olive Street PitGraniteProducer
Bour DepositMolybdenumProspect
Fernbrook DepositMolybdenumProspect
Judson Ranch DepositMolybdenumPast 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
Irvings Crest1.6 miles37
Shady Dell2.0 miles37
Rock Haven (historical)2.3 miles37
Fernbrook2.4 miles37
Ramona4.1 miles32
Mussey Grove (historical)5.1 miles37
Barona5.4 miles40
Green Valley6.2 miles43

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661332. 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.