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Linda Vista, California

46 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Pasadena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91103. It lies near Flint Peak. The Survey maps it on the Pasadena quadrangle.

Linda Vista 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 Linda Vista, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Linda Vista, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

On record in Linda Vista

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 4 records

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 46 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

188 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Linda Vista between 1992 and 2020, burning about 160,695 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 29 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/undetermined61
Equipment and vehicle use42
Arson/incendiarism29
Recreation and ceremony15
Smoking12
Debris and open burning9
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Fireworks5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Natural1

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
7 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestCHANEY
7 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestSTRATUS
5 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestSUNSHINE
4 September 2002Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreAngeles National ForestELLIOT
30 September 1995Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresAngeles National ForestCHANEY
3 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreAngeles National ForestTWIN
3 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestBAYTREE
22 September 2019Arson/incendiarism10 acresAngeles National ForestLOWE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles 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 Linda Vista: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Graphite, Granite, Gold. 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
DawnGoldPast Producer
Ross DepositGraniteOccurrence
Verdugo Canyon DepositGraphiteProspect
Browns Canyon PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Devil S GateSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Devils Canyon DamSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gordon-Garrison-RussellSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
La Canada PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
MontroseSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pasadena Aggregates PitSand 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
La Cañada Flintridge2.0 miles46
Pasadena2.4 miles46
Altadena2.7 miles46
Eagle Rock3.0 miles48
Sparr Heights3.1 miles48
Montrose3.5 miles51
North Highland Park3.5 miles45
Raymond Hill3.6 miles43

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660918. 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.