Shorb, California
46 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Southwest San Gabriel Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91803. The Survey maps it on the Los Angeles 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 Shorb
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
House at 530 S. Marengo Avenuelisted 1979 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 46 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 Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS Pasadena quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1924 USGS Alhambra quadrangle1:24000
- 1926 USGS Alhambra quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
340 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 340 fires within 5 miles of Shorb between 2005 and 2020, burning about 397 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 39 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 | 212 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Smoking | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Shorb: 18 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. A. Decomposed Granite Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mccaslin Materials Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Monterey Park Granite Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reynolds Crushed Gravel Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson and Sandquist | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Davidson Brick Company | Clay | Producer | ||
| Higgins Brick and Tile Co | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Los Angeles Brick Co-Mission Rd. Yd | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Los Angeles Pottery Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Simmons Brick Co.-Pasadena Plant | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurant | 0.6 miles | 46 | |
| Sierra Vista | 1.2 miles | 46 | |
| El Sereno | 1.4 miles | 46 | |
| Baird Park | 1.6 miles | 46 | |
| Newton Park | 1.6 miles | 46 | |
| Ramona Park | 1.6 miles | 50 | |
| Stoneman | 1.7 miles | 50 | |
| Alhambra | 1.7 miles | 46 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1669920. 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.















