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Gypsum, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92887. It lies near Coal Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Prado Dam quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Gypsum 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 Gypsum (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Gypsum (historical), surveyed 1901

On record in Gypsum

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 39 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

175 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Gypsum (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 93,175 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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/undetermined94
Equipment and vehicle use42
Arson/incendiarism9
Smoking9
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Debris and open burning3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
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
9 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitCORONA ASSIST
7 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use508 acresSan Bernardino UnitPARK
5 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreRiverside UnitSTATE
4 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitSPOT
30 September 1999Arson/incendiarism440 acresCleveland National ForestCHASE
3 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use30 acresCleveland National ForestGREEN
3 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined35 acresRiverside UnitSTATE
29 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCleveland National ForestCOLT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Gypsum (historical): 22 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General. 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
Sycamore Canyon DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Thomas Shale QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Prado PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Star QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Valentine PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Claymont MinesClayPast Producer
Conduit Clay PlacerClayProspectSedimentary
Conduit Clay PlacerClayProspect
Dominguez Lease PitClayPast Producer
Emsco PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary

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
Esperanza3.4 miles43
Beeks Place4.9 miles40
Friendly Village of Anaheim5.0 miles46
Anaheim Hills5.0 miles46
Yorba6.2 miles46
Yorba Linda6.4 miles43
Cerro Villa Heights6.9 miles46
Peralta Hills7.0 miles46

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1693428. 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.