Martins, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Newhall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91384. It lies near Elderberry Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Whitaker Peak quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1995The 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.


Compare 1903 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1903 USGS Tejon quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1937 USGS Violin Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Whitaker Peak quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Whitaker Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
697 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 697 fires within 5 miles of Martins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 77,280 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 435 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 181 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | 15 acres | Angeles National Forest | GRASSHOPPER |
| 9 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | RANCHERO |
| 9 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | WHITE |
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | FIVE |
| 8 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | OVERPASS |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | BUG |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | SOUTH2 |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | POST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Martins: 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castaic Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Great West | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Silver Mountain | Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Castaic Valley Placers | Gold | Unknown |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor Place | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Castaic | 5.7 miles | 37 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 6.4 miles | 37 | |
| Ninetynine Oaks | 6.6 miles | 37 | |
| Val Verde | 8.4 miles | 39 | |
| Valencia | 8.9 miles | 37 | |
| Castaic Junction | 9.1 miles | 37 | |
| Oberg (historical) | 9.8 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660998. 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.









