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Soledad Sulphur Springs, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91390. It lies near Bee Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Agua Dulce quadrangle. It stands 1,811 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Soledad Sulphur Springs within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1900 to 1995

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Soledad Sulphur Springs (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Soledad Sulphur Springs (historical), surveyed 1900

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Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 39 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

474 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 474 fires within 5 miles of Soledad Sulphur Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 54,789 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 40 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/undetermined180
Equipment and vehicle use161
Arson/incendiarism40
Smoking19
Recreation and ceremony17
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Debris and open burning12
Fireworks6
Other causes4
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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
8 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreAngeles National ForestMANURE
8 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAngeles National ForestFIRECREST
6 September 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution3.0 acresAngeles National ForestELK
6 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestSHRUB
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2011Other causes345 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictWAGON
5 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia 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

10 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 61 workings within 5 miles of Soledad Sulphur Springs (historical): 29 past producers, 15 occurrences, 10 prospects, 3 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Titanium, Gold, Feldspar, 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
Mitchell QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, GranitePast Producer1920
Nora-Evalyn GroupVermiculiteOccurrence
P. W. Gillibrand Soledad PlantSand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Titanium, Phosphorus-PhosphatesPlant1968
Reynier RanchVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Reynier Ranch Volcanic AshPumicePast Producer
San Gabriel Mountain DistrictIron, Vanadium, TitaniumPast Producer1927
Sand Canyon PlacersIron, Titanium, Zirconium, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect1983
Soledad CanyonZirconium, TitaniumProducer1944, 1985
SpanishGold, SilverPast Producer
Thompson PlacerIron, Gold, Platinum, Titanium, ZirconiumPast 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
Lang0.9 miles37
Alpine (historical)1.3 miles39
Russ2.5 miles39
Forest Park3.7 miles36
Mint Canyon4.3 miles36
Humphreys4.5 miles36
Agua Dulce4.7 miles39
Solemint5.0 miles36

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.

Wikidata item Q7557539The 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 1665733. 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.