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Avalon Gardens, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90002. The Survey maps it on the Inglewood quadrangle.

Avalon Gardens within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1896 to 1981

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 Avalon Gardens, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Avalon Gardens, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 42 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

306 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 306 fires within 5 miles of Avalon Gardens between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,129 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 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/undetermined210
Smoking33
Arson/incendiarism24
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Equipment and vehicle use13
Debris and open burning7

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
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Avalon Gardens: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Alameda St. PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Atkinson PitClayPast Producer
Blue Diamond Corp. - Alameda PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
City Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
Standard Brick Co.-Boyle HeightsClayPast Producer
Western Rock & Sand Co.Sand 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
Nadeau1.2 miles47
Graham1.4 miles47
Hacienda Village1.4 miles47
Florence1.4 miles47
Watts1.6 miles47
Firestone Park1.7 miles47
Jordan Downs1.7 miles47
Nickerson Gardens1.9 miles47

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1763165. 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.