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Epworth, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Moorpark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93021. The Survey maps it on the Moorpark quadrangle.

Epworth within Ventura County

Then and now

1900 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Epworth, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Epworth, surveyed 1900

Compare 1900 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 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

30 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Epworth between 1994 and 2020, burning about 47,579 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was 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/undetermined18
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning1

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
28 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minor17,463 acresCentral California DistrictGUIBERSON
25 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreVentura County Fire Departmentnot named
18 August 1994Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
17 August 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
12 August 1994Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
3 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ventura County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Epworth: 8 producers, 5 past producers, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Pumice. 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
Terminal QuarryStonePast Producer
Fillmore DepositGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Grimes Canyon AreaUraniumOccurrence
Grimes Canyon QuarryPumiceProducer
Grimes Canyon QuarryPumiceProducer
Grimes Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Strathern Cattle Co.UraniumOccurrence
Sunset Plaster & Cement Co.Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Balcom Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Ventura 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
Fairview1.2 miles26
Moorpark2.1 miles26
Virginia Colony2.6 miles27
Moorpark Home Acres3.6 miles26
Ternez (historical)3.7 miles26
Lagol4.4 miles26
Bardsdale4.5 miles26
Strathearn5.4 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660621. 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.