Hickson, California
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the San Fernando Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91345. It stands on East Canyon Channel. The Survey maps it on the San Fernando quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1900 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1900 against another survey:
On record in Hickson
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.
Romulo Pico Adobelisted 1966 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 38 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1900 USGS Fernando quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS San Fernando quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1927 USGS Pacoima quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS San Fernando quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS San Fernando quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Fernando quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Fernando quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS San Fernando quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
160 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Hickson (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,231 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | PAXTON |
| 6 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | TRASH |
| 30 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | PAXTON |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | POLK |
| 25 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | PAXTON |
| 24 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | VANNUYS |
| 23 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | FOOTHILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Hickson (historical): 19 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacoima Hill Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Arrow Rock Co.-Sun Valley Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Tujunga Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borges Rock | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Boulevard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| California Materials Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cooperative Building Materials Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Materials Co. - Wick St. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Material Dealers Dist. Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Rock Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hills | 0.0 miles | 38 | |
| North Hills | 1.7 miles | 44 | |
| Pacoima | 2.2 miles | 38 | |
| San Fernando | 2.3 miles | 38 | |
| Panorama City | 2.4 miles | 44 | |
| Raymer | 2.9 miles | 44 | |
| Granada Hills | 3.0 miles | 40 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 3.1 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1669972. 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.















