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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.

Mission within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1915 to 1981

The 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 sheet of Mission, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Mission, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 30 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

401 since 1993

Regional 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 use204
Missing data/not specified/undetermined132
Debris and open burning12
Smoking11
Natural10
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Other causes5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony3
Fireworks1

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 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestSTANG
7 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestCELICA
6 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAngeles National ForestTRAILS
5 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestSLURRY
4 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresAngeles National ForestCROWN
4 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestFRONTAGE
4 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
30 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestPACIFIC

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ActonLead, Gold, SilverProspect
Acton DepositChromiumOccurrence
Acton Rock Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Collecting SiteSemiprecious Gemstone, QuartzPast ProducerChalcedony, Opal
Collector's LocalitySemiprecious GemstoneOccurrence
JoslinSilicaProspect
Katz SoapstoneTalc-SoapstoneProspect
Governor MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1880
King of the WestCopper, Silver, GoldProspect
Silica Mining & Products Co.FeldsparPast Producer

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
Boiling Point1.1 miles31
White Heather3.5 miles29
Acton4.1 miles41
Stallion Meadow Mobile Home Park4.4 miles41
Paris4.6 miles41
Agua Dulce4.8 miles39
Ravenna5.6 miles42
Lincoln Crest5.8 miles29

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.