Twin Oaks, 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 in Twin Oaks Valley. The Survey maps it on the San Marcos quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 40 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.
- 1893 USGS Escondido quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Escondido quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS San Luis Rey quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Escondido quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Marcos quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS San Marcos quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS San Marcos quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Oceanside quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS San Marcos quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
490 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 490 fires within 5 miles of Twin Oaks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,268 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 40 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/undetermined | 247 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 134 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BROADWAY |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | ROCK |
| 9 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | ELISO |
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Diego Unit | WINTERHAVEN |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | GOPHER |
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | CENTER 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Twin Oaks: 14 past producers, 11 producers, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogerman Property | Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Morris Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| White Oak Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| San Marcos Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wyroc Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bryant, D. G., San Marcos | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fellows and Clutter Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Knox, John, Vista | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lee, Ted, Vista | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| National Blue Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland | 2.3 miles | 40 | |
| Jesmond Dene | 2.4 miles | 42 | |
| San Marcos | 3.0 miles | 40 | |
| Buena | 3.0 miles | 40 | |
| Lawrence Welk Resort Village | 3.3 miles | 40 | |
| Hidden Meadows | 3.6 miles | 42 | |
| Vista | 4.8 miles | 40 | |
| Lake San Marcos | 5.0 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661595. 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.















