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Paris, California

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93510. It lies near Aliso Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Acton quadrangle.

Paris within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1900 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Paris, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Paris, surveyed 1900

Compare 1900 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 41 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

363 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 363 fires within 5 miles of Paris between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,001 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 23 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
Equipment and vehicle use125
Missing data/not specified/undetermined123
Arson/incendiarism23
Natural19
Smoking16
Debris and open burning15
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Other causes12
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Fireworks5
Recreation and ceremony2
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
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestSANTIAGO
9 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestSTANG
7 September 2020Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAngeles National ForestARRASTRE
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAngeles National ForestCORWIN
6 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestJET
6 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAngeles National ForestTRAILS
4 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresAngeles National ForestCROWN
4 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestFRONTAGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 51 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Paris: 17 past producers, 15 prospects, 9 occurrences, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Feldspar, Silica. 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
Aacton Clay ProjectFire Clay (Refractory), ClayProducer
ActonLead, Gold, SilverProspect
Acton 1 DepositTitaniumOccurrence
Acton DepositChromiumOccurrence
Acton Rock Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Collecting SiteSemiprecious Gemstone, QuartzPast ProducerChalcedony, Opal
Emma GroupCopper, Silver, GoldPast ProducerVein
King of the WestGold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceVein
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ap Group and Apb GroupClayProspect

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
Acton0.8 miles41
Stallion Meadow Mobile Home Park1.1 miles41
Ravenna3.3 miles42
Vincent3.9 miles30
Mission4.6 miles30
Boiling Point5.5 miles31
Alpine6.1 miles30
Lakeview6.2 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252954. 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.