Saint James Park, California
41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90007. The Survey maps it on the Hollywood quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1979The 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.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
On record in Saint James Park
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 12 of 16 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Machell-Seaman Houselisted 1988 · 0.1 miles away
St. James Park Historic Districtlisted 1991 · 0.2 miles away
Casa de Rosaslisted 2004 · 0.2 miles away
Stimson Houselisted 1978 · 0.3 miles away
Twentieth Street Historic Districtlisted 1991 · 0.3 miles away
North University Park Historic Districtlisted 2004 · 0.3 miles away
Miller and Herriott Houselisted 1979 · 0.4 miles away
St. John's Episcopal Churchlisted 2000 · 0.4 miles away
Al Malaikah Templelisted 1987 · 0.5 miles away
Menlo Avenue-West Twenty-ninth Street Historic Districtlisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Second Church of Christ, Scientistlisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Van Buren Place Historic Districtlisted 1989 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
18 surveys from 41 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1894 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500
- 1896 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1928 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hollywood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Hollywood quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
117 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Saint James Park between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,070 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Saint James Park: 19 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahuenga | Gold | Prospect | ||
| L.A. Mill | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | ||
| California Portland Cement Company | Limestone, General, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Southwestern Portland Cement Co | Limestone, General, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Alameda St. Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Beyrle | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Diamond Corp. - Alameda Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City of Los Angeles | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Home Teaming and Transfer Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Western Rock & Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 1.0 miles | 41 | |
| Harvard Heights | 1.5 miles | 42 | |
| Jefferson Park | 2.0 miles | 42 | |
| Nevin | 2.1 miles | 43 | |
| Koreatown | 2.1 miles | 42 | |
| Arlington Heights | 2.2 miles | 42 | |
| Bunker Hill Towers | 2.3 miles | 41 | |
| Little Tokyo | 2.4 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682221. 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.

















