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Warner Springs, California

34 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. It lies near CaƱada Verde. The Survey maps it on the Warner Springs quadrangle. It stands 3,130 feet above sea level.

Warner Springs within San Diego County

Then and now

1903 to 1997

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Warner Springs, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Warner Springs, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

On record in Warner Springs

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 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

72 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Warner Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 922 acres in total. 22 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Natural22
Equipment and vehicle use17
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism1
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionWARNERS 3
30 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSan Diego UnitHOT SPRINGS COMPLEX
3 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSan Diego UnitSEVENTY-NINE
29 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitHOLE
14 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitWARNER SPRINGS SCHOOL HEN
10 September 1992Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresSan Diego UnitLOST #2
7 August 2005Natural1.3 acresSan Diego UnitMONTEZUMA SERIES
7 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Diego UnitMUTT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Diego County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Warner Springs: 6 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Geothermal. 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
Carmelita ClaimGold, Semiprecious Gemstone, FeldsparProspect
Happy Land MineBerylliumProspect
Uranium OccurenceUraniumOccurrence
Warners Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Black Hawk GroupGoldOccurrence
French PeteSemiprecious GemstonePast Producer
Lost Valley Truck Trail MineSemiprecious GemstonePast Producer
Bartling & Nelson DepositTungstenOccurrence
Bartling and Nelson DepositTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Los Coyotes ProspectTungstenOccurrenceScheelite

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
Los Tules0.7 miles35
Eagles Nest2.1 miles35
San Ysidro4.0 miles35
San Felipe6.0 miles31
San Ignacio6.3 miles35
Morettis Junction7.0 miles33
Holcomb Village7.3 miles34
Ranchita8.0 miles31

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Warner SpringsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3416266The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 251194. 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.