Mission, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93510. The Survey maps it on the Ritter Ridge quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 66 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1915 USGS Elizabeth Lake quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Elizabeth Lake quadrangle1:96000
- 1917 USGS Elizabeth Lake quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1932 USGS Red Rover quadrangle1:24000
- 1937 USGS Red Rover quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Ritter Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
Fires near this place
401 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 401 fires within 5 miles of Mission between 1993 and 2020, burning about 23,096 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 10 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 | 204 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 132 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | STANG |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | CELICA |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | TRAILS |
| 5 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | SLURRY |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Angeles National Forest | CROWN |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | FRONTAGE |
| 4 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | PACIFIC |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Mission: 17 prospects, 10 past producers, 6 producers, 3 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Feldspar, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Acton Deposit | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Acton Rock Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Collecting Site | Semiprecious Gemstone, Quartz | Past Producer | Chalcedony, Opal | |
| Collector's Locality | Semiprecious Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Joslin | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Katz Soapstone | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Governor Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| King of the West | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Silica Mining & Products Co. | Feldspar | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling Point | 1.1 miles | 31 | |
| White Heather | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Acton | 4.1 miles | 41 | |
| Stallion Meadow Mobile Home Park | 4.4 miles | 41 | |
| Paris | 4.6 miles | 41 | |
| Agua Dulce | 4.8 miles | 39 | |
| Ravenna | 5.6 miles | 42 | |
| Lincoln Crest | 5.8 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666713. 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.












