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Machado, California

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90292. The Survey maps it on the Venice quadrangle. It stands 13 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Machado within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1896 to 1981

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 Machado (historical), surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Machado (historical), surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

On record in Machado

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 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

58 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Machado (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined38
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking5
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
27 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
17 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
16 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
11 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
2 August 2007Missing 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

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Machado (historical): 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica, 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
Pacific Beach Mining & Dredging CoGoldPast Producer
Gordon Transfer & Trucking Co.SilicaPast Producer
Mcilroy Blasting Sand Co.SilicaPast Producer
Paramount Sand Co.SilicaPast Producer
Acme Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
Gladding-Mcbean-Santa Monica PitClayPast Producer
Santa Monica Brick Co.ClayPast Producer
Simons Brick Co.-Santa Monica PitClayPast Producer
Western Brick Co.ClayPast 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
Marina del Rey0.4 miles44
Venice0.8 miles44
Alla0.9 miles44
Culver Garden1.1 miles44
Del Ray1.1 miles44
Motordrome (historical)1.2 miles44
Playa Vista1.3 miles44
Cypress Grove1.4 miles44

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Machado (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6723344The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1669989. 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.