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Titus, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Mountain Empire census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91934. It lies near Round Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Jacumba quadrangle.

Titus within San Diego County

Then and now

1931 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 66 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Titus, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Titus, surveyed 1931

Compare 1931 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 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

144 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Titus between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,082 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined70
Equipment and vehicle use33
Recreation and ceremony8
Firearms and explosives use7
Natural7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks2
Smoking1
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
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresSan Diego UnitJACUMBA 2
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictJACUMBA
5 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionOLD 2
30 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitCARRIZO GORGE RD JACU 18
26 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitBRAKE #2
26 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitBRAKE #1
25 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictJACUMBA 2
20 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Diego UnitTOE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 46 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Titus: 13 past producers, 12 prospects, 11 occurrences, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Tungsten, Feldspar, Silica. 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
Atomic Flat GroupUranium, ThoriumProspect
Carrizo Gorge DepositWollastoniteOccurrence
Circle Group DepositVermiculitePast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jacumba Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Mcguffie Foundation DepositPumicePast Producer
Mica Gem GroupMica, Silica, TungstenPast Producer
Southern Star ClaimZinc, Lead, SilverProspect
UnnamedNickel, CopperProspect
Gibson DepositQuartzProducer

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
Jacumba Hot Springs1.2 miles15
Bankhead Springs3.6 miles20
Boulevard5.4 miles19
Calexico Lodge5.8 miles19
Mortero Palms6.2 miles20
Manzanita6.3 miles19
Tierra del Sol7.6 miles18
Dos Cabezas8.1 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661574. 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.