Montalvo, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ventura census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93003. It lies near Harmon Barranca. The Survey maps it on the Saticoy quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 79 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
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1903 USGS Santa Paula quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Santa Paula quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Paula quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Saticoy quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Santa Paula quadrangle1:62500
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Santa Barbara quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Montalvo between 2005 and 2020, burning about 4,329 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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/undetermined | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 15 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Montalvo: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Oil Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ventura Rock & Sand Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| El Rio Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| El Rio Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| El Rio Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Saticoy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Saticoy Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montalvo in 1 storm report in 2010: 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Montalvo | - | A small EF-0 tornado touched down in the city of Ventura. Several homes, a car and a farm outbuilding were damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| El Rio | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Strickland Acres | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Cabrillo Village | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| West Saticoy | 3.2 miles | 26 | |
| Saticoy | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Pierpont Bay | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Nyland | 4.1 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122554499 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 246103. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










