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Colima, California

47 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Whittier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90603. It stands on Arroyo San Miguel. The Survey maps it on the Whittier quadrangle.

Colima within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1896 to 1981

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Colima, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Colima, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 47 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

290 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 290 fires within 5 miles of Colima between 2005 and 2020, burning about 196 acres in total. None started naturally. 38 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/undetermined178
Arson/incendiarism38
Equipment and vehicle use25
Smoking25
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Debris and open burning5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Colima: 8 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Atlas Sewer Pipe CoClayProspectSedimentary
Atlas Sewer Pipe Co. PitClayPast Producer
J. A. Houlihan PropertySand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Lindauer & SopnsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lindauer CorpSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lindauer DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Murphy RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Murphy RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Clay Products CoClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Pacific Clay Products Co. East PitClayPast Producer

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
Friendly Hills0.8 miles47
East Whittier1.3 miles47
Leffingwell1.3 miles47
South Whittier1.9 miles47
La Mirada1.9 miles47
East La Mirada1.9 miles47
Evergreen (historical)2.4 miles47
Whittier2.6 miles47

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660501. 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.