North Pomona, California
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the East San Gabriel Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91767. It stands on Thompson Wash. The Survey maps it on the Ontario quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
On record in North Pomona
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ygnacio Palomares Adobelisted 1971 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 36 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.
- 1894 USGS Pomona quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Pomona quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Pomona quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Pomona quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1928 USGS Claremont quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS San Dimas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS San Dimas quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
567 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 567 fires within 5 miles of North Pomona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,005 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 83 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 | 306 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 83 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 45 |
| Smoking | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | ROCKY |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Angeles National Forest | POWER |
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | 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 North Pomona: 5 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lordsburg Deposit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Lordsburg Deposit | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Upland South Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Claremont Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pomona Brick Co | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Pomona Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Upland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Verne | 1.2 miles | 40 | |
| Claremont | 1.7 miles | 46 | |
| Pomona | 2.4 miles | 36 | |
| San Dimas | 3.2 miles | 39 | |
| Spadra | 3.7 miles | 36 | |
| Charter Oak | 5.1 miles | 39 | |
| Diamond Bar | 5.3 miles | 36 | |
| Glendora | 6.9 miles | 39 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661120. 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.















