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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.

Shorb within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1979

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Shorb, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Shorb, surveyed 1894

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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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 46 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

340 since 2005

Regional 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/undetermined212
Arson/incendiarism39
Smoking29
Misuse of fire by a minor29
Equipment and vehicle use21
Debris and open burning8
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1

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
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2016Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
L. A. Decomposed Granite Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mccaslin Materials Co. PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Monterey Park Granite Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Reynolds Crushed Gravel Co. PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Anderson and SandquistClayPast Producer
Davidson Brick CompanyClayProducer
Higgins Brick and Tile CoClayProspectSedimentary
Los Angeles Brick Co-Mission Rd. YdClayPast Producer
Los Angeles Pottery Co.ClayPast Producer
Simmons Brick Co.-Pasadena PlantClayPast 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
Aurant0.6 miles46
Sierra Vista1.2 miles46
El Sereno1.4 miles46
Baird Park1.6 miles46
Newton Park1.6 miles46
Ramona Park1.6 miles50
Stoneman1.7 miles50
Alhambra1.7 miles46

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.