BlockFaria, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ventura census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93001. It lies near Padre Juan Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Pitas Point quadrangle. It stands 10 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 27 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.
- 1904 USGS Ventura quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1941 USGS Ventura quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Pitas Point quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Pitas Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1982 USGS Santa Barbara quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Faria between 2005 and 2016, burning about 1,527 acres in total. None 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Los Padres National Forest | CASITAS |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | RED |
| 14 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Los Padres National Forest | VINTAGE |
| 1 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Padres National Forest | CHLORINATION |
| 23 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 May 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 31 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 4 February 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Ventura 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 Faria: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocklite Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ventura River Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Pitos (historical) | 0.1 miles | 27 | |
| Dulah | 1.5 miles | 29 | |
| Sea Cliff | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Mussel Shoals | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| La Conchita | 4.4 miles | 27 | |
| Chrisman | 4.7 miles | 29 | |
| Foster Park | 5.0 miles | 29 | |
| Wadstrom | 5.1 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Faria | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5435201 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702921. 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.