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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.

Twin Oaks within San Diego County

Then and now

1893 to 1996

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Twin Oaks, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Twin Oaks, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 40 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

490 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined247
Equipment and vehicle use134
Arson/incendiarism40
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Debris and open burning15
Natural10
Recreation and ceremony9
Smoking8
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes1
Fireworks1

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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBROADWAY
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitROCK
9 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Diego UnitELISO
8 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Diego UnitWINTERHAVEN
8 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitGOPHER
7 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitCENTER 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hogerman PropertyBerylliumProspect
Morris Clay DepositClayProspect
White Oak MineGoldProspect
San Marcos QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Wyroc PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bryant, D. G., San MarcosStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Fellows and Clutter QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Knox, John, VistaStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lee, Ted, VistaStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
National Blue Granite QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast 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
Richland2.3 miles40
Jesmond Dene2.4 miles42
San Marcos3.0 miles40
Buena3.0 miles40
Lawrence Welk Resort Village3.3 miles40
Hidden Meadows3.6 miles42
Vista4.8 miles40
Lake San Marcos5.0 miles40

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.