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Garnsey, California

45 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the San Fernando Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91607. The Survey maps it on the Van Nuys quadrangle.

Garnsey within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Garnsey, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Garnsey, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 45 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

70 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Garnsey between 1995 and 2020, burning about 406 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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/undetermined39
Smoking10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning1
Fireworks1

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
5 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor10 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2005Fireworks18 acresAngeles National ForestCABRINI
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaEAST FIRE
21 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 1995Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaFRANKLIN
10 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Garnsey: 15 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium. 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
Ferro-TitanTitaniumPast Producer
Mission Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
Valley Brick & Supply Co.ClayPast Producer
Arrow Rock Co.-Sun Valley PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Big Tujunga PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blue Diamond Corp. - Roscoe PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
California Materials Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Concrete Materials Co. Pit/PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cooperative Building Materials Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Forest Lawn PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles 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
Kester1.2 miles45
North Hollywood1.2 miles44
Studio City1.4 miles44
Hewitt2.2 miles44
La Paco2.3 miles45
Sherman Oaks2.8 miles45
Van Nuys2.8 miles45
McNeil2.8 miles45

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1669970. 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.