Cavin, California
29 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 Fairview 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:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 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
- 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
25 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Cavin between 1994 and 2020, burning about 42,578 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 17,463 acres | Central California District | GUIBERSON |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MULTIPLE |
| 20 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge | SANCTUARY |
| 5 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 24,800 acres | Central California District | HOPPER |
| 8 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Cavin: 6 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Pumice, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cic Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Fillmore Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Grimes Canyon Quarry | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Grimes Canyon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Terminal Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Grimes Canyon Area | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Strathern Cattle Co. | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Balcom Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oak Ridge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quality It | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cavin in 2 storm reports between 2025 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavin | - | Strong thunderstorm winds, gusting to 71 MPH, were reported at the Wiley Ridge RAWS. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavin | - | The Wiley Ridge RAWS reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 62 MPH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Piru | 3.3 miles | 33 | |
| Fillmore | 3.6 miles | 29 | |
| North Fillmore | 4.5 miles | 29 | |
| Brownstone (historical) | 4.6 miles | 29 | |
| Bardsdale | 4.7 miles | 26 | |
| Camulos | 5.0 miles | 33 | |
| Sespe | 5.4 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660450. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











