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.
Then and now
1900 to 1979The 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.


Compare 1900 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1900 USGS Piru quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Camulos quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1921 USGS Piru quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Piru quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Moorpark quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
30 since 1994Regional 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/undetermined | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 | 30 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 17,463 acres | Central California District | GUIBERSON |
| 25 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 18 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 17 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 12 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Bernardino National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fillmore Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Grimes Canyon Area | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Grimes Canyon Quarry | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Grimes Canyon Quarry | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Grimes Canyon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Strathern Cattle Co. | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Sunset Plaster & Cement Co. | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Balcom Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 1.2 miles | 26 | |
| Moorpark | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Virginia Colony | 2.6 miles | 27 | |
| Moorpark Home Acres | 3.6 miles | 26 | |
| Ternez (historical) | 3.7 miles | 26 | |
| Lagol | 4.4 miles | 26 | |
| Bardsdale | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Strathearn | 5.4 miles | 27 |
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.










