San Ignacio, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Palomar-Julian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92086. The Survey maps it on the Hot Springs Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1997The 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.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 35 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.
- 1903 USGS Ramona quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Hot Springs Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Hot Springs Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Warner Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Borrego Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Hot Springs Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of San Ignacio between 1992 and 2011, burning about 16,390 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | San Diego Unit | YAQUI |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | San Diego Unit | HOT SPRINGS COMPLEX |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | San Diego Unit | COYOTE |
| 10 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | LOST #2 |
| 3 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | HOT SPRINGS 2 |
| 19 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | San Diego Unit | HOT SPRINGS |
| 16 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southern California Agency | HOTSPRINGS |
| 7 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | San Diego Unit | COUGAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of San Ignacio: 4 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Manganese, Gold, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Deposit | Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Katherine Prospect | Tin | Prospect | ||
| Lost Valley Tourmaline Prospects | Semiprecious Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Yellow Bar Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| St. Catherine Claim | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| St. Catherine Claims | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Los Coyotes Prospect | Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Payoff Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| Payoff Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Undetermined | Tungsten | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles Nest | 4.2 miles | 35 | |
| San Ysidro | 4.3 miles | 35 | |
| Los Tules | 5.6 miles | 35 | |
| Warner Springs | 6.3 miles | 34 | |
| Ranchita | 6.5 miles | 31 | |
| Borrego Springs | 8.3 miles | 35 | |
| San Felipe | 8.4 miles | 31 | |
| Borrego | 11.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661382. 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.
















