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Nyland, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Oxnard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93036. It stands on Beardsley Wash. The Survey maps it on the Oxnard quadrangle.

Nyland within Ventura County

Then and now

1904 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Nyland, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Nyland, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

59 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Nyland between 2005 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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/undetermined40
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning3

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
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreVentura County Fire Departmentnot named
26 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresVentura County Fire Departmentnot named
23 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreVentura County Fire Departmentnot named
15 August 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ventura County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Nyland: 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Ventura Rock & Sand Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
El Rio PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
El Rio PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
El Rio Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Knoll SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Saticoy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Saticoy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Saticoy Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Southern Pacific PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ventura 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
El Rio1.7 miles24
Springville2.1 miles27
Spanish Hills2.1 miles27
Strickland Acres2.4 miles26
Leesdale2.7 miles27
Oxnard2.9 miles24
Cabrillo Village3.5 miles26
Kimball3.6 miles26

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 Q122567118The 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 1661126. 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.