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Mission La Purisima, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Lompoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93436. The Survey maps it on the Lompoc quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mission La Purisima within Santa Barbara County

Then and now

1905 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mission La Purisima (historical), surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Mission La Purisima (historical), surveyed 1905

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 32 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

74 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Mission La Purisima (historical) between 2003 and 2020, burning about 1,670 acres in total. None 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/undetermined62
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Debris and open burning2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle 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
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Barbara County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2020Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSanta Barbara County Fire Departmentnot named
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Barbara County Fire Departmentnot named
29 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.9 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined888 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.4 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 September 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 Santa Barbara 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 Mission La Purisima (historical): 7 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Limestone, General. 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
Gann QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Las Cruces QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Schuyler PitStonePast Producer
Tolbert PitStone, DimensionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dibble PitDiatomitePast Producer
Grefco Diatomite MillDiatomiteProducer
Unnamed Diatomite DepositsDiatomiteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Santa Barbara 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
Vandenberg Village1.2 miles32
Mission Hills1.2 miles32
Mesa Oaks1.5 miles32
Ellwood Estates3.3 miles32
Acorn (historical)4.2 miles32
Lompoc4.4 miles32
Lompoc Village4.4 miles32
Foothill Estates5.1 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2788059. 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.