Seminole Hot Springs, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Agoura Hills-Malibu census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91301. It lies near La Sierra Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Point Dume quadrangle. It stands 932 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1900 to 1995The 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.


Compare 1900 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 32 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.
- 1900 USGS Triunfo Pass quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Camulos quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1921 USGS Triunfo Pass quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Vejor quadrangle1:24000
- 1932 USGS Seminole quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Triunfo Pass quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Point Dume quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1951 USGS Point Dume quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Point Dume quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
188 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Seminole Hot Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,548 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 91 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 44 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ventura County Fire Department | BRUSH |
| 5 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | PONYCLUB |
| 23 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | FREEWAY |
| 22 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.1 acres | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | MALIBU |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Seminole Hot Springs: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Mine | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Quality Rock Company Sand and Gravl | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell | 0.8 miles | 32 | |
| Agoura Hills | 2.2 miles | 31 | |
| Westlake Village | 2.8 miles | 30 | |
| Oak Hill | 2.9 miles | 32 | |
| Malibu Junction | 3.1 miles | 31 | |
| Malibu Mar Vista (historical) | 3.4 miles | 32 | |
| Agoura | 3.7 miles | 38 | |
| Malibu Bowl | 4.2 miles | 36 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Seminole Hot Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7449523 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661420. 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.














