Kathryn, California
47 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Irvine-Lake Forest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92620. It lies near Hicks Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Tustin quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
On record in Kathryn
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.
Frances Packing Houselisted 1977 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
20 surveys from 47 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.
- 1896 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Corona quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1932 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:31680
- 1935 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Tustin quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Santa Ana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
119 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Kathryn between 2005 and 2020, burning about 401 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 20 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 | 54 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Orange County Fire Authority | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Kathryn: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill Mine | Mercury, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Rosa Lead - Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Red Hill Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1927 | |
| Asbury El Toro, Ltd. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| El Toro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| El Toro Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Santiago Canyon Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sully-Miller Contracting Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kathryn in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Flood | Kathryn | - | Dept of Highways reported that all lanes of southbound highway 133 offramp to Irvine Blvd flooded with several vehicles possibly stuck. Hourly rainfall totals nearby ranged from 0.40-0.60 inch. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances | 0.8 miles | 47 | |
| The Meadows | 1.6 miles | 47 | |
| East Irvine | 2.0 miles | 47 | |
| Como | 2.2 miles | 47 | |
| Myford | 2.2 miles | 47 | |
| Browning | 3.3 miles | 47 | |
| Villa Valencia | 3.4 miles | 47 | |
| Lemon Heights | 4.1 miles | 46 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660825. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



















