Anaheim Hills, California
46 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92807. It lies near Walnut Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Orange quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
20 surveys from 46 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.
- 1896 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Corona quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1932 USGS Orange quadrangle1:31680
- 1935 USGS Orange quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Anaheim quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Orange quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Orange quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Orange quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Orange quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
74 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Anaheim Hills between 1995 and 2020, burning about 43,453 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Cleveland National Forest | IRVINE |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Orange County Fire Authority | not named |
| 25 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.1 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Anaheim Hills: 12 past producers, 8 producers, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Garber Brickk & Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gypsum Canyon Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Gypsum Canyon Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Irvine Shale Mine | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Diamond Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Consolidated Rock Products Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly Village of Anaheim | 1.2 miles | 46 | |
| Cerro Villa Heights | 1.9 miles | 46 | |
| Peralta Hills | 2.1 miles | 46 | |
| Yorba | 2.2 miles | 46 | |
| Esperanza | 2.4 miles | 43 | |
| Villa Park | 2.8 miles | 46 | |
| Orange Park Acres | 2.9 miles | 46 | |
| Richfields | 3.0 miles | 46 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1951220. 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.



















