Chatsworth, California
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the San Fernando Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91311. It lies near Stony Point. The Survey maps it on the Oat Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Chatsworth
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 1 record
Minnie Hill Palmer Houselisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 40 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.
- 1903 USGS Camulos quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Santa Susana quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1925 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1927 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1929 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1933 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Santa Susana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Santa Susana quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Oat Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 8 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
- 1976 USGS Oat Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Chatsworth between 2005 and 2020, burning about 39,975 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 | 34 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24,970 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | TOPANGA |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 1 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | CROWN |
| 26 August 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Chatsworth: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Producer | ||
| Charlton Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Chatsworth Park Quarry | Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Susana Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Pacific Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Clement Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Gilbert | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chatsworth in 1 storm report in 1999: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Chatsworth | - | A small tornado touched down in the community of Chatsworth. Two mobile homes were damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes | 1.4 miles | 40 | |
| Deer Lake Highlands | 1.9 miles | 40 | |
| Fern Ann Falls | 2.1 miles | 40 | |
| Lakeside Park | 3.1 miles | 40 | |
| Winnetka | 3.4 miles | 38 | |
| Weeks Poultry Colony (historical) | 3.6 miles | 38 | |
| Canoga Park | 3.9 miles | 38 | |
| Northridge | 4.0 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660473. 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.
















