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Sherman Heights, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Diego census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92102. It lies near Powerhouse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Point Loma quadrangle.

Sherman Heights within San Diego County

Then and now

1904 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sherman Heights, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Sherman Heights, surveyed 1904

Compare 1904 against another survey:

On record in Sherman Heights

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 within a mile 5 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 34 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

448 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 448 fires within 5 miles of Sherman Heights between 1994 and 2020, burning about 206 acres in total. None started naturally. 91 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/undetermined249
Arson/incendiarism91
Debris and open burning44
Smoking30
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony3

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 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
9 September 2005Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego Unitnot named
7 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitASSIST 53
5 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot 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 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Sherman Heights: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Clay. 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
National Brick CompanyClayPast Producer
Chollas Valley Salt Co.SaltPast Producer
Sweetwater CreekSaltPast Producer
Mission Valley OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Mission Valley OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mission Valley Operation WoodwardSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mission Valley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Murray Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Murray Canyon PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Diego Molding Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Grant Hill0.2 miles34
Golden Hill0.5 miles34
San Diego0.9 miles34
Barrio Logan0.9 miles34
South Park1.0 miles34
Stockton1.0 miles32
Logan Heights1.0 miles34
Brooklyn Heights1.1 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1869921. 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.