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Newhall, California

38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Newhall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91321. It stands on Placerita Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newhall quadrangle.

Newhall within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1903 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Newhall, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Newhall, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 38 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

455 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 455 fires within 5 miles of Newhall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21,784 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 37 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/undetermined241
Equipment and vehicle use94
Smoking41
Arson/incendiarism37
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Debris and open burning7
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Fireworks6
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
3 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestSIERRA
3 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestINTERSECTION
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Newhall: 3 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Fullers Earth. 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
Alfredo Payola, Et Al.StoneOccurrence
OvermanFullers EarthOccurrence
Curtis-Hooker Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Emmed Placer, Et Al.GoldUnknown
Gold Discovery Site, 1842GoldProspect
Nils DesperandumGoldUnknown
Placerita Canyon PlacersGoldOccurrence
RobinetteGoldUnknown
Smith Bros. PlacerGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this place

6 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newhall in 6 storm reports between 2003 and 2016: 4 flash flood, 1 wildfire, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2004Flash FloodNewhall1 killedno account filed
January 2016Flash FloodNewhall-Heavy rainfall over the Calgrove burn scar generated a significant mud and debris flow. Mud and debris closed a mobile home park near the burn scar.
January 2008Flash FloodNewhall-California Highway Patrol reported heavy rain and flash flooding near the community of Newhall. Reports indicated flash flooding along Interstate 5 which closed down several lanes for a couple of hours.
October 2003WildfireNewhall-The Verdale Fire, aided by gusty Santa Ana winds, burned 8,680 acres of land in the northwest portion of Los Angeles County. Fortunately, the fire did not destroy any residences or caused any injuries or deaths.
February 2005HailNewhall-no account filed
October 2004Flash FloodNewhall-no account filed

Every storm 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
Santa Clarita0.8 miles38
Elayon1.5 miles40
Waltz1.8 miles40
Saugus1.9 miles38
Pardee2.2 miles38
Bouquet Junction2.7 miles38
Honby3.2 miles36
Rancho Santa Clarita3.8 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 272642. 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.