Camulos, California
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fillmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93015. It lies near Modelo Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Piru quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1900 against another survey:
On record in Camulos
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Rancho CamulosNational Historic Landmark · listed 1996 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 33 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.
- 1900 USGS Piru quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Camulos quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1921 USGS Piru quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1931 USGS Santa Felicia Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1935 USGS Santa Felicia Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Piru quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Piru quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Piru quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Camulos between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,875 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MULTIPLE |
| 2 August 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | OVERFLOW |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,151 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | HOLSER |
| 8 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 43 acres | Los Padres National Forest | TEMESCAL |
| 18 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | DART |
| 17 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,000 acres | California Southern Region Operations | HOLSER CA VNC 18889 |
| 16 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | DAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Camulos: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cic Prospect | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piru | 2.1 miles | 33 | |
| Buckhorn | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Cavin | 5.0 miles | 29 | |
| Fillmore | 8.6 miles | 29 | |
| Strathearn | 9.0 miles | 27 | |
| North Fillmore | 9.4 miles | 29 | |
| Brownstone (historical) | 9.4 miles | 29 | |
| Community Center | 9.5 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 270247. 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.













