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Riviera, California

38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90272. It lies near Sullivan Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Topanga quadrangle.

Riviera within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1903 to 1991

The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Riviera, surveyed 1991
Topographic sheet of Riviera, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

On record in Riviera

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

48 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Riviera between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,557 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/undetermined27
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking4
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2020Equipment and vehicle use6.7 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaTOPANGA
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire DepartmentTOPANGA 2
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined22 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor40 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaCALVARY
16 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
15 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaRUSTIC
22 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaBRONCO

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 Riviera: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General, Flagstone. 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
Santa Ynez Canyon QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Santa Ynez DepositsLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Acme Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
Gladding-Mcbean-Santa Monica PitClayPast Producer
Santa Monica Brick Co.ClayPast Producer
Simons Brick Co.-Santa Monica PitClayPast Producer
Western Brick Co.ClayPast 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
Brentwood Park0.7 miles50
Westgate1.3 miles50
Brentwood Heights1.5 miles50
Pacific Palisades1.5 miles38
Brentwood1.5 miles50
Westgate Heights1.6 miles50
Santa Monica2.7 miles50
Sawtelle2.8 miles50

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661317. 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.