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Spadra, California

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the East San Gabriel Valley census division. It lies near Elephant Hill. The Survey maps it on the San Dimas quadrangle.

Spadra within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1894 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Spadra, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Spadra, surveyed 1894

Compare 1894 against another survey:

On record in Spadra

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 36 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

509 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 509 fires within 5 miles of Spadra between 1992 and 2020, burning about 908 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 58 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/undetermined315
Arson/incendiarism58
Smoking50
Equipment and vehicle use36
Misuse of fire by a minor31
Debris and open burning13
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks2
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 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder 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 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder 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

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Spadra: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Clay. 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
Featherstone DepositDiatomiteProducerSedimentary
Featherstone DepositDiatomitePast Producer
Pomona Brick CoClayProspectSedimentary
Pomona Brick 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
Diamond Bar1.7 miles36
Pomona2.5 miles36
North Pomona3.7 miles36
La Verne3.8 miles40
San Dimas3.8 miles39
Walnut4.1 miles36
Charter Oak4.3 miles39
Claremont5.2 miles46

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661485. 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.