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Russ, California

39 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 91390. It lies near Long Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Agua Dulce quadrangle.

Russ 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 Russ, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Russ, surveyed 1900

Compare 1900 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 39 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

435 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 435 fires within 5 miles of Russ between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,207 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 30 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 use180
Missing data/not specified/undetermined159
Arson/incendiarism30
Power generation/transmission/distribution16
Smoking12
Debris and open burning11
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Other causes5
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Fireworks3

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 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreAngeles National ForestMANURE
8 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAngeles National ForestFIRECREST
7 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestCELICA
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestSHRUB
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2011Other causes345 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictWAGON
5 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestSLURRY
4 September 2002Arson/incendiarism100 acresAngeles National ForestQUARRY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 59 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Russ: 25 past producers, 19 occurrences, 6 prospects, 5 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Titanium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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
Collecting SiteSemiprecious Gemstone, QuartzPast ProducerChalcedony, Opal
Collector's LocalitySemiprecious GemstoneOccurrence
Lucky ChaseGraphiteOccurrence
Nora-Evalyn GroupVermiculiteOccurrence
P. W. Gillibrand Soledad PlantSand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Titanium, Phosphorus-PhosphatesPlant1968
San Gabriel Mountain DistrictIron, Vanadium, TitaniumPast Producer1927
Soledad CanyonZirconium, TitaniumProducer1944, 1985
SpanishGold, SilverPast Producer
Trail Canyon 3 DepositTitanium, LeadOccurrence
Grassy CanyonMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite

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
Alpine (historical)1.2 miles39
Soledad Sulphur Springs (historical)2.5 miles39
Lang3.4 miles37
Agua Dulce4.0 miles39
Ravenna4.7 miles42
The Oaks5.3 miles29
Sleepy Valley5.5 miles29
White Heather5.6 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252973. 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.