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Tejon Ranch, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Tehachapi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93243. It lies near Johnson Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Frazier Mountain quadrangle.

Tejon Ranch within Kern 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 Tejon Ranch, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Tejon Ranch, surveyed 1903

Compare 1903 against another survey:

On record in Tejon Ranch

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

12 surveys from 27 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

134 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Tejon Ranch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,434 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined87
Equipment and vehicle use25
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Natural6
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2
Other causes1
Debris and open burning1

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 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKern County Fire Departmentnot named
4 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.3 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKern County Fire Departmentnot named
25 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKern County Fire Departmentnot named
23 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 0824
21 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Padres National ForestPOLE
17 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKern County Fire Departmentnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kern County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Tejon Ranch: 4 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
General Portland Inc.Limestone, General, ClayProducer
Cuddy CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Frazier PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kern Rock Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lebec DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
White Ridge DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kern 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
Lebec2.5 miles25
Frazier Park4.6 miles27
Grapevine5.2 miles25
Lake of the Woods6.9 miles27
Pinon Pines Estates8.8 miles29
Wheeler Ridge9.6 miles26
Mettler13.8 miles26
Pine Mountain Club14.0 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2747241. 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.