Bartolo, California
49 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Whittier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90601. It stands on San Jose Creek. The Survey maps it on the El Monte quadrangle. It stands 223 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1894 to 1979The 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.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 49 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.
- 1894 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500
- 1896 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS El Monte quadrangle1:24000
- 1926 USGS El Monte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS El Monte quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS El Monte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS El Monte quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
453 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 453 fires within 5 miles of Bartolo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 385 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 33 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 | 302 |
| Smoking | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bartolo (historical): 7 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Industry Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| L. A. Decomposed Granite Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mccaslin Materials Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| El Monte Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La Decomposed Granite Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Mccaslin Materials Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Atlas Sewer Pipe Co | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Atlas Sewer Pipe Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gladding Mcbean & Co. - Pico Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gladding Mcbean - Pico Pit | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton (historical) | 1.2 miles | 49 | |
| Bartolo | 1.3 miles | 49 | |
| Whittier Junction | 1.5 miles | 49 | |
| West Whittier | 2.2 miles | 47 | |
| South El Monte | 2.2 miles | 49 | |
| Whittier | 2.8 miles | 47 | |
| Avocado Heights | 3.0 miles | 36 | |
| Five Points | 3.2 miles | 49 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bartolo (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4865492 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1669819. 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.
















