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Raymer, California

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the San Fernando Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91405. It stands on Pacoima Wash. The Survey maps it on the Van Nuys quadrangle.

Raymer within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1979

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Raymer, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Raymer, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 44 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

20 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Raymer between 1997 and 2020, burning about 255 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined11
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

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
4 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresLos Angeles Fire DepartmentHARVEY DRIVE FIRE
26 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
19 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
16 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 July 2006Smoking4.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 July 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
23 July 2010Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Raymer: 20 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium. 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
Ferro-TitanTitaniumPast Producer
Pacoima Hill QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Angulo Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
Mission Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
Valley Brick & Supply Co.ClayPast Producer
Arrow Rock Co.-Sun Valley PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Big Tujunga PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blue Diamond Corp. - Roscoe PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Boulevard PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
California Materials Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Storms near this place

1 since 2023

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Raymer in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023Flash FloodRaymer-Heavy rain generated flash flooding in the community of Sherman Oaks. On Interstate 405, numerous vehicles were stranded on the flooded roadway.

Every storm 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
Panorama City1.1 miles44
North Sherman Way1.3 miles44
Gemco1.5 miles44
North Hills1.8 miles44
Van Nuys2.1 miles45
Lake Balboa2.1 miles45
Mission Hills2.9 miles38
Hickson (historical)2.9 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661286. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.