Oak Knoll, California
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Pasadena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91106. It lies near Grace Hill. The Survey maps it on the Los Angeles quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 85 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 Oak Knoll
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 12 of 22 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Edwin Hubble HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1976 · 0.9 miles away
House at 674 Elliot Drivelisted 2004 · 0.1 miles away
House at 1233 Wentworth Ave.listed 1998 · 0.2 miles away
Robert R. Blacker Houselisted 1986 · 0.2 miles away
Rose Graham and James Allen Freeman Houselisted 2011 · 0.3 miles away
Cordelia A. Culbertson Houselisted 1985 · 0.3 miles away
House at 1011 S. Madison Ave.listed 1998 · 0.3 miles away
El Molino Viejolisted 1971 · 0.5 miles away
Marguerita Lane Historic Districtlisted 2009 · 0.5 miles away
Emery, Katherine Estatelisted 2011 · 0.5 miles away
Adobe Floreslisted 1973 · 0.6 miles away
Home Laundrylisted 1987 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 43 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 Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500
- 1896 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1928 USGS Altadena quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
216 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of Oak Knoll between 1995 and 2020, burning about 375 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 24 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 | 117 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | ELLIOT |
| 25 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Oak Knoll: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons Brick Co.-Pasadena Plant | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Devil S Gate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Devils Canyon Dam | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La Canada Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Los Angeles Rock and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Monterey Park Granite Co, Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Osborn Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Osborn Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Hill | 0.6 miles | 43 | |
| South Pasadena | 1.0 miles | 43 | |
| San Marino | 1.6 miles | 47 | |
| Pasadena | 1.7 miles | 46 | |
| Olga | 1.8 miles | 43 | |
| Alhambra | 2.1 miles | 46 | |
| Sierra Vista | 2.3 miles | 46 | |
| Sibagna (historical) | 2.4 miles | 50 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661127. 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.














