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Ahwin, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Santa Barbara census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93117. It stands on El Capitan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tajiguas quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ahwin within Santa Barbara County

Then and now

1942 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 53 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ahwin (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Ahwin (historical), surveyed 1942

Compare 1942 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

12 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Ahwin (historical) between 2000 and 2016, burning about 66 acres in total. None 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/undetermined7
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
5 September 2000Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreLos Padres National ForestWATT
24 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined36 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
17 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.6 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
17 July 2010Equipment and vehicle use10 acresLos Padres National ForestWEST
10 July 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Barbara County Fire Departmentnot named
25 June 2001Recreation and ceremony13 acresLos Padres National ForestFORD
7 April 2013Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSanta Barbara County Fire Departmentnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Barbara County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ahwin (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Doty PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Flagstone QuarryStoneProducer
Lambert PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
Unnamed LocationClayProspect

Every working recorded in Santa Barbara 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
Capitan1.0 miles20
Orella (historical)1.4 miles20
Naples3.7 miles24
Tajiguas4.5 miles20
Orchams7.5 miles24
Ellwood7.5 miles24
El Encano Heights7.6 miles24
Coromar8.5 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1816965. 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.