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Galivan, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92677. The Survey maps it on the San Juan Capistrano quadrangle.

Galivan within Orange County

Then and now

1901 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Galivan, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Galivan, surveyed 1901

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 37 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

177 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Galivan between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,788 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 57 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/undetermined67
Arson/incendiarism57
Smoking17
Equipment and vehicle use14
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
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
6 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined98 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2010Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
13 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
12 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Galivan: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Diatomite. 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
Aliso ProspectDiatomiteOccurrence
El Toro DepositLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Capistrano DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Capistrano PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
San Juan Capistrano PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Trabuco Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Orange County

Storms near this place

4 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galivan in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 2 flood, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2017FloodGalivan$30,000CHP reported 3 vehicles submerged and stuck in water on Antonio Pkwy. in Las Flores.
March 2016LightningGalivan$2,000A lightning strike from a line of thunderstorms caused a roof fire at a house in Laguna Niguel.
March 2024FloodGalivan-CalTrans report of roadway flooding at Oso Parkway at San Antonio Parkway.
January 2021Heavy RainGalivan-Observer reports 1.1 inches of rainfall.

Every storm 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
Ladera Ranch2.0 miles37
Mission Viejo2.1 miles37
Las Flores2.8 miles37
Aliso Viejo2.8 miles37
Laguna Hills3.6 miles37
Laguna Niguel3.7 miles37
Laguna Woods3.9 miles37
Rancho Mission Viejo4.2 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660660. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.