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Ternez, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Las Posas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93021. It lies near Little Simi Valley. The Survey maps it on the Moorpark quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ternez within Ventura County

Then and now

1900 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ternez (historical), surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Ternez (historical), surveyed 1900

Compare 1900 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 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

27 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Ternez (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 34,482 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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/undetermined16
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Smoking1
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
6 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
12 August 1994Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
31 July 1994Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
3 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
17 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
17 July 1994Naturalunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
14 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.3 acresVentura County Fire Departmentnot named
13 July 2010Misuse of fire by a minor68 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 Ternez (historical): 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Blue Star PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Moorpark PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Oak Ridge PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Lagol0.8 miles26
Moorpark Home Acres1.2 miles26
Moorpark3.0 miles26
Fairview3.1 miles26
Somis3.4 miles26
Epworth3.7 miles26
Mountclef Village4.0 miles28
Somis (historical)4.0 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1675763. 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.