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Sherwood Forest, 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 91325. The Survey maps it on the Canoga Park quadrangle.

Sherwood Forest 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 Sherwood Forest, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Sherwood Forest, 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

27 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Sherwood Forest between 1997 and 2020, burning about 245 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/undetermined16
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
4 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresLos Angeles Fire DepartmentHARVEY DRIVE FIRE
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
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
26 July 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
23 July 2010Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 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

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Sherwood Forest: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Pacific Rock Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Rock CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSand and Gravel
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
Northridge1.1 miles38
Runnymede Poultry Colony (historical)1.4 miles38
North Hills1.7 miles44
Granada Hills2.3 miles40
Reseda2.4 miles38
Raymer2.9 miles44
Lake Balboa3.0 miles45
Hickson (historical)3.1 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2745592. 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.