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Foothill Ranch, California

47 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Irvine-Lake Forest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92610. The Survey maps it on the Lake Forest quadrangle.

Foothill Ranch within Orange County

Then and now

1901 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Foothill Ranch, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Foothill Ranch, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 47 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

117 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Foothill Ranch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 48,735 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 27 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/undetermined44
Arson/incendiarism27
Equipment and vehicle use17
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking9
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes1

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
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestLIVEOAK
3 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCleveland National ForestPOOL
28 September 2018Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCleveland National ForestPOTSIE
25 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined14 acresOrange County Fire AuthoritySANTIAGO FIRE
25 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use14 acresRiverside UnitSTATE FIRE
25 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use20 acresCleveland National ForestMODJESKA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Foothill Ranch: 9 past producers, 5 producers, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Baker Ranch ExtensionStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Blue LightLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, GoldPast ProducerPyrite, Sphalerite
Hicks Canyon ProspectFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
Santa Rosa Lead - ZincLead, ZincOccurrence
Wilhunt MinesLead, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Califorina NonmetalicsClayProducer
Sand - Clay MineClayPast Producer
Sand - Clay MineClayPast Producer
Sand - Clay MineClayPast Producer
Serrano MineClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Orange 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
Portola Hills1.7 miles47
Upper Aliso2.0 miles37
Modjeska2.4 miles47
El Toro3.0 miles47
Rancho Trabuco3.1 miles37
Lake Forest3.1 miles47
Serrano Place3.1 miles47
Trabuco Canyon4.1 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1853389. 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.