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Chandler, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the North Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93243. The Survey maps it on the Frazier Mountain quadrangle. It stands 3,986 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.

Chandler within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1903 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Chandler (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Chandler (historical), surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

106 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Chandler (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,753 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined51
Equipment and vehicle use18
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony2
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks2
Other causes2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
4 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.3 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2005Arson/incendiarism2,500 acresLos Padres National ForestGORMAN
27 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use305 acresLos Padres National ForestGORMAN
24 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKern County Fire Departmentnot named
23 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLos Padres National ForestPINION
21 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Padres National ForestPOLE
2 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Padres National ForestASH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Chandler (historical): 5 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
General Portland Inc.Limestone, General, ClayProducer
Lake CastaicIronOccurrence
Cuddy CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Frazier PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand Springs Canyon DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
White Ridge DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Arastra Flat Group of ClaimsGoldProspect
Frazier MineGoldPast Producer
Hidden Value ProspectGoldProspect
Oro Fino & Golden EraGoldProspect

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
Holland Summit (historical)0.9 miles25
Gorman1.9 miles29
Caswell7.6 miles34
Sandberg10.4 miles29
Three Points16.0 miles30
Naylor Place18.3 miles28
Martins20.6 miles28
Fairmont24.9 miles31

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.

Wikidata item Q5071127The 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 1669837. 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.