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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.

Hickson within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1900 to 1995

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Hickson (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Hickson (historical), surveyed 1900

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 38 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

160 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined85
Equipment and vehicle use31
Arson/incendiarism16
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Debris and open burning5
Fireworks3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural1
Other causes1

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 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAngeles National ForestPAXTON
6 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAngeles National Forestnot named
30 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAngeles National ForestTRASH
30 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestPAXTON
28 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestPOLK
25 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestPAXTON
24 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestVANNUYS
23 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestFOOTHILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pacoima Hill QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Arrow Rock Co.-Sun Valley PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Big Tujunga PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Borges RockSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Boulevard PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
California Materials Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cooperative Building Materials Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Granite Materials Co. - Wick St.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Material Dealers Dist. Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Rock Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast 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
Mission Hills0.0 miles38
North Hills1.7 miles44
Pacoima2.2 miles38
San Fernando2.3 miles38
Panorama City2.4 miles44
Raymer2.9 miles44
Granada Hills3.0 miles40
Sherwood Forest3.1 miles38

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.