Dominguez, California
47 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Compton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90810. It stands on Compton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Long Beach quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1981The 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.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 47 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.
- 1896 USGS Downey quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Downey quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Downey quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1924 USGS Compton quadrangle1:24000
- 1930 USGS Compton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Downey quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Downey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1981 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
277 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 277 fires within 5 miles of Dominguez between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,323 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 188 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dominguez: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Miller Bros. Truck Co.- Vollmer Pit | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dominguez in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 2 flash flood. 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 2024 | Flash Flood | Dominguez | - | California Highway Patrol reported significant flooding in the city of Carson at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. Four vehicles were stuck in the flooded roadway. |
| December 2010 | Flash Flood | Dominguez | - | Heavy showers produced significant flash flooding in south central Los Angeles County. California Highway Patrol reported significant flooding at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and West 190th Street with over one foot of water and numerous vehicles stalled in the high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores | 0.4 miles | 47 | |
| Elftman | 0.4 miles | 47 | |
| Lincoln Village | 0.5 miles | 47 | |
| Cota | 0.7 miles | 47 | |
| Bangle | 0.9 miles | 47 | |
| Del Amo | 0.9 miles | 47 | |
| Vista del Mar | 1.5 miles | 46 | |
| Dominguez Junction | 2.0 miles | 47 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660560. 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.
















