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Oberg, 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 91384. It lies near San Francisquito Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Newhall quadrangle. It stands 1,047 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Oberg 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 Oberg (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Oberg (historical), 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

389 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 389 fires within 5 miles of Oberg (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47,321 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 44 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/undetermined191
Equipment and vehicle use74
Arson/incendiarism44
Smoking26
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Fireworks8
Debris and open burning6
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony4
Firearms and explosives use2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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
8 September 2011Debris and open burning20 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot 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
5 September 2006Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestROMERO
4 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestBOX
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2000Smoking3.0 acresAngeles National ForestSAN FRAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Oberg (historical): 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Fullers Earth, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Curtis-Hooker Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
OvermanFullers EarthOccurrence
Dry Canyon LeaseGoldPast Producer
Emmed Placer, Et Al.GoldUnknown
RobinetteGoldUnknown
Smith Bros. PlacerGoldPast Producer
Soledad Placer Co. PropertyGoldPast Producer

Every working 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
Castaic Junction0.9 miles37
Valencia1.1 miles37
Bouquet Junction2.9 miles38
Pardee3.1 miles38
Ninetynine Oaks3.2 miles37
Saugus3.2 miles38
Rancho Santa Clarita3.3 miles38
Sulphur Springs3.4 miles37

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 Q7074733The 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 1666714. 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.