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Hobart, California

43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the South Gate-East Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90058. The Survey maps it on the Los Angeles quadrangle.

Hobart 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 Hobart, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Hobart, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 43 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

438 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 438 fires within 5 miles of Hobart between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,332 acres in total. None started naturally. 40 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/undetermined282
Arson/incendiarism40
Smoking39
Misuse of fire by a minor34
Equipment and vehicle use27
Debris and open burning12
Recreation and ceremony2
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
8 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
7 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot 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 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2009Missing 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 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Hobart: 18 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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
Reynolds Crushed Gravel Co. PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
California Portland Cement CompanyLimestone, General, ClayPast Producer
Southwestern Portland Cement CoLimestone, General, ClayPast Producer
Alameda St. PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blue Diamond Corp. - Alameda PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Reynolds Crushed Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Western Rock & Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Anderson and SandquistClayPast Producer
Davidson Brick CompanyClayProducer

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
Soto Street Junction0.9 miles43
Wyvernwood1.0 miles43
Ninth Street Junction1.0 miles43
Redondo Junction1.2 miles43
Vernon1.5 miles43
Butte Street Junction1.5 miles43
Boyle Heights1.5 miles43
Clement Junction1.8 miles43

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660752. 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.