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Angelino Heights, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90026. It lies near Chavez Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Hollywood quadrangle.

Angelino Heights within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Angelino Heights, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Angelino Heights, surveyed 1894

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On record in Angelino Heights

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 within a mile 3 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

18 surveys from 41 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

184 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Angelino Heights between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,033 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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/undetermined112
Smoking21
Arson/incendiarism16
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Debris and open burning10
Equipment and vehicle use8
Railroad operations and maintenance1
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
6 September 2009Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2012Smokingunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
24 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
18 September 2012Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
18 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles 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 Angelino Heights: 24 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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
CahuengaGoldProspect
L.A. MillTalc-SoapstoneProducer
Unnamed Calcite OccurrenceCalciumProspect
Brush Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
California Portland Cement CompanyLimestone, General, ClayPast Producer
Reynolds Crushed Gravel Co. PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Southwestern Portland Cement CoLimestone, General, ClayPast Producer
Alameda St. PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
BeyrleSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blue Diamond Corp. - Alameda PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles 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
Bunker Hill Towers1.0 miles41
New Chinatown1.0 miles43
Naud Junction1.2 miles43
Old Chinatown (historical)1.4 miles43
Los Angeles1.4 miles43
Echo Park1.4 miles41
Edendale (historical)1.4 miles41
Mission Junction1.5 miles43

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1744804. 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.