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Kimball, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ventura census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93003. It lies near Harmon Barranca. The Survey maps it on the Saticoy quadrangle.

Kimball within Ventura County

Then and now

1903 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Kimball, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Kimball, surveyed 1903

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 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

63 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Kimball between 2005 and 2020, burning about 328 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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/undetermined44
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking3
Debris and open burning2

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
6 September 2006Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreVentura County Fire Departmentnot named
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
21 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 September 2005Missing 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 Ventura County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Kimball: 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Ventura Rock & Sand Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
El Rio PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
El Rio PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
El Rio Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Knoll SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Saticoy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Saticoy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Saticoy Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Southern Pacific PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ventura 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
Montalvo0.8 miles26
El Rio2.0 miles24
Strickland Acres2.1 miles26
Cabrillo Village2.2 miles26
West Saticoy2.5 miles26
Saticoy2.8 miles26
Nyland3.6 miles24
Oxnard4.1 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660839. 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.