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Graham, California

47 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the South Gate-East Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90001. The Survey maps it on the South Gate quadrangle.

Graham within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1896 to 1981

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 Graham, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Graham, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 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

444 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 444 fires within 5 miles of Graham between 2005 and 2020, burning about 3,202 acres in total. None started naturally. 39 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/undetermined303
Smoking49
Arson/incendiarism39
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Equipment and vehicle use18
Debris and open burning11
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
6 September 2011Smokingunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Graham: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Talc-Soapstone. 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
L.A. MillTalc-SoapstoneProducer
Alameda St. PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blue Diamond Corp. - Alameda PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Western Rock & Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Atkinson PitClayPast Producer
City Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
Simmons Brick Co.-Boyle Pit/PlantClayPast Producer
Standard Brick Co.-Boyle HeightsClayPast Producer

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
Firestone Park0.3 miles47
Nadeau0.5 miles47
Walnut Park0.8 miles47
Jordan Downs0.9 miles47
Florence1.1 miles47
Hacienda Village1.3 miles47
Avalon Gardens1.4 miles42
Watts1.4 miles47

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2413628. 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.