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Kincaid, California

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the East San Gabriel Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91706. The Survey maps it on the Azusa quadrangle.

Kincaid within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Kincaid, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Kincaid, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

21 surveys from 44 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

433 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 433 fires within 5 miles of Kincaid between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,969 acres in total. None started naturally. 68 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/undetermined218
Arson/incendiarism68
Equipment and vehicle use49
Misuse of fire by a minor31
Smoking30
Debris and open burning16
Recreation and ceremony12
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks4

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 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined17 acresAngeles National ForestGUN
8 September 1998Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresAngeles National ForestGABRIEL
7 September 1994Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAngeles National ForestDUARTE
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2006Missing 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 66 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 66 workings within 5 miles of Kincaid: 51 past producers, 8 prospects, 6 producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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
FelixFluorine-FluoriteProspect
Fish Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
KelseyGold, Silver, Lead, CobaltPast ProducerVein
Largo Sand and GravelGold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
San Gabriel Valley PlacersSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast ProducerSedimentary
Sierra VistaTungstenOccurrence
Sunburst PitStone, DimensionPast Producer
Hacienda HeightsSand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverPast Producer
VictoriaLeadPast Producer
VictoriaLead, SilverPast 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
Las Lomas1.2 miles44
Irwindale1.5 miles42
Azusa1.5 miles44
Butler1.6 miles44
Bradbury2.3 miles44
Duarte2.3 miles44
Citrus2.5 miles40
Orange Avenue Junction2.5 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660840. 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.