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Hayes, California

49 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Upper San Gabriel Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91732. It stands on Arcadia Wash. The Survey maps it on the El Monte quadrangle.

Hayes 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 Hayes, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Hayes, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 49 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

495 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 495 fires within 5 miles of Hayes between 2005 and 2020, burning about 482 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 53 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/undetermined305
Arson/incendiarism53
Smoking46
Equipment and vehicle use36
Misuse of fire by a minor33
Debris and open burning21
Natural1

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 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2010Smoking3.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia 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 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Hayes: 30 past producers, 6 producers, 4 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Calcium. 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
City of Industry PlantCalciumProducer
Sunburst PitStone, DimensionPast Producer
Century Sand and GravelGold, SilverPast Producer
Rancho AzusaGold, SilverPast Producer
Arrow Rock Co Duarte PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Arrow Sand & Gravel, IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Baldwin Park Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Baldwin Park PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Blue Diamond - Peck Rd PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Blue Diamond - PiersonSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary

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
El Monte0.5 miles49
Maxson0.8 miles49
Five Points0.8 miles49
North El Monte2.0 miles49
South El Monte2.0 miles49
Savannah (historical)2.2 miles49
Bassett2.2 miles36
East Arcadia2.2 miles49

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1669863. 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.