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Sulphur Springs, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Ojai-Mira Monte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93060. It lies near Santa Paula Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Santa Paula Peak quadrangle.

Sulphur Springs within Ventura County

Then and now

1903 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sulphur Springs, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Sulphur Springs, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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

23 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs between 1993 and 2017, burning about 286,590 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks2
Smoking1
Other causes1
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
26 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLos Padres National ForestBIG CONE
15 September 2001Fireworks190 acresLos Padres National ForestSANTA PAULA
1 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresVentura County Fire Departmentnot named
8 August 1996Power generation/transmission/distribution3.0 acresLos Padres National ForestSISAR
28 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresLos Padres National ForestCANYON
15 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined36 acresLos Padres National ForestSANTA PAULA
1 August 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 July 2006Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ventura 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 Sulphur Springs: 2 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Boron-Borates, Clay, Geothermal. 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
Anderson & Hardison Pressed BrickcoClayOccurrence
Borate ProspectsBoron-Borates, Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence1898
Sulphur Mountain SpringsGeothermalPast Producer
Ojai Gypsum MineGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown

Every working recorded in Ventura 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
Camp Bartlett0.7 miles28
Teagueville (historical)1.4 miles28
Howell Place3.2 miles28
Kevet5.3 miles27
Santa Paula5.4 miles27
Limoneira6.9 miles26
Haines7.1 miles27
Oak Village7.4 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661521. 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.