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Micaflores, California

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92802. The Survey maps it on the Anaheim quadrangle.

Micaflores within Orange County

Then and now

1896 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Micaflores, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Micaflores, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 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

244 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 244 fires within 5 miles of Micaflores between 1998 and 2020, burning about 6,220 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined136
Arson/incendiarism32
Misuse of fire by a minor24
Equipment and vehicle use19
Debris and open burning18
Smoking12
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
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 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
6 September 2009Debris and open burning1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
30 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Micaflores: 14 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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
Santa Ana PlantCalciumProducer
Bixby PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Orange QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cunningham and SonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Garden Grove Sand & Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
L. O. SwartzbaughSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
La Habra Sand & Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Orange County Brick & Tile Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Orange County Rock Co., Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Orange PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Orange 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
South Anaheim0.5 miles44
Miraflores (historical)0.8 miles44
West Anaheim Junction0.9 miles44
Neff1.4 miles44
Park Royale1.5 miles44
Sunkist Gardens1.6 miles44
Orangetree1.7 miles44
Anaheim2.2 miles44

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252086. 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.