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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.

Martins 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 Martins, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Martins, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 28 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

697 since 1992

Regional 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 use435
Missing data/not specified/undetermined181
Arson/incendiarism19
Debris and open burning19
Smoking13
Fireworks7
Recreation and ceremony6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes2
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2015Natural15 acresAngeles National ForestGRASSHOPPER
9 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestRANCHERO
9 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestWHITE
8 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresAngeles National ForestFIVE
8 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestOVERPASS
8 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestBUG
7 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresAngeles National ForestSOUTH2
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestPOST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Castaic QuarryClayPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Great WestSilverProspect
Silver MountainGold, LeadProspect
Castaic Valley PlacersGoldUnknown

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
Naylor Place2.7 miles28
Castaic5.7 miles37
Sulphur Springs6.4 miles37
Ninetynine Oaks6.6 miles37
Val Verde8.4 miles39
Valencia8.9 miles37
Castaic Junction9.1 miles37
Oberg (historical)9.8 miles38

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.