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Malibu Beach, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Agoura Hills-Malibu census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90265. It stands on Malibu Creek. The Survey maps it on the Malibu Beach quadrangle.

Malibu Beach within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1903 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Malibu Beach, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Malibu Beach, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

On record in Malibu Beach

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 3 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 35 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

116 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Malibu Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,829 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined66
Equipment and vehicle use21
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony6
Other causes3
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks2
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
9 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaRAMBLA PACIFICA
9 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaCOLD CANYON
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaMULHOLLAND
5 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaVALLEY LINDO
5 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaMALIBU
24 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Malibu Beach: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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
Malibu PotteriesClayPast 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
El Nido2.8 miles36
Las Flores2.8 miles35
Malibu Hills3.1 miles36
Monte Nido3.3 miles35
Malibu Bowl3.4 miles36
Malibu Mar Vista (historical)4.5 miles32
Malibu Vista4.7 miles32
Fernwood5.6 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660978. 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.