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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.

Anaheim Hills within Orange County

Then and now

1896 to 1983

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Anaheim Hills, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Anaheim Hills, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 46 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

74 since 1995

Regional 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/undetermined39
Equipment and vehicle use13
Arson/incendiarism11
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1

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 1995Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresCleveland National ForestIRVINE
4 September 2010Arson/incendiarism10 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
1 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 August 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
25 August 2005Equipment and vehicle use3.1 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 August 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
2 August 2006Misuse of fire by a minor6.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Orange QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Garber Brickk & Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
Gypsum Canyon PitClayProducer
Gypsum Canyon PitClayProducer
Irvine Shale MineClayOccurrence
Unnamed Clay ProspectClayPast Producer
Blue Diamond PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Consolidated Rock Products Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Orange 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
Friendly Village of Anaheim1.2 miles46
Cerro Villa Heights1.9 miles46
Peralta Hills2.1 miles46
Yorba2.2 miles46
Esperanza2.4 miles43
Villa Park2.8 miles46
Orange Park Acres2.9 miles46
Richfields3.0 miles46

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.