East Whittier, 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 stands on Arroyo Pescadero. The Survey maps it on the Whittier 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:
On record in East Whittier
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Orin Jordan Houselisted 1980 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 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
- 1923 USGS Whittier quadrangle1:24000
- 1925 USGS Whittier 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 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Whittier quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Whittier quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Whittier quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1974 USGS Whittier quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
334 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 334 fires within 5 miles of East Whittier between 2005 and 2020, burning about 223 acres in total. None started naturally. 34 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 | 209 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Smoking | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of East Whittier: 9 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Industry Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| El Monte Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J. A. Houlihan Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Lindauer & Sopns | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lindauer Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lindauer Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Murphy Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murphy Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Atlas Sewer Pipe Co | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Atlas Sewer Pipe Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly Hills | 1.0 miles | 47 | |
| South Whittier | 1.3 miles | 47 | |
| Colima | 1.3 miles | 47 | |
| Whittier | 1.3 miles | 47 | |
| Evergreen (historical) | 1.6 miles | 47 | |
| Valla | 2.2 miles | 47 | |
| Leffingwell | 2.5 miles | 47 | |
| West Whittier | 2.7 miles | 47 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 241794. 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.


















