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Runnymede Poultry Colony, California

38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the San Fernando Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91335. The Survey maps it on the Canoga Park quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Runnymede Poultry Colony within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1903 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Runnymede Poultry Colony (historical), surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Runnymede Poultry Colony (historical), surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 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

23 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Runnymede Poultry Colony (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. None 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/undetermined12
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1

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
26 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaENCINO
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
2 August 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
2 August 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
19 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
16 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
16 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 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

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Runnymede Poultry Colony (historical): 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Angulo Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
Mission Brick Co. PitClayPast Producer
San Valley Tile KilnsClayPast Producer
Valley Brick & Supply 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
Reseda1.1 miles38
Northridge1.2 miles38
Sherwood Forest1.4 miles38
Lake Balboa2.3 miles45
Winnetka2.5 miles38
North Hills2.6 miles44
Weeks Poultry Colony (historical)2.9 miles38
Raymer3.2 miles44

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670028. 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.