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Thenard, California

48 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90744. The Survey maps it on the Long Beach quadrangle.

Thenard within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1896 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Thenard, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Thenard, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

On record in Thenard

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 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 48 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

202 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Thenard between 2005 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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/undetermined119
Smoking29
Equipment and vehicle use21
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Debris and open burning9
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony3

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 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2011Smokingunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
2 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder 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

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Thenard: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Dolomite. 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
Empire QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer
Hilltop QuarryLimestone, General, DolomitePast Producer
Chandlers Palos Verdes S&G Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Edward Sidebotham and Sons, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Linderman and Decker Co.ClayPast Producer
Lynn Brick Co.ClayPast Producer
Torrance Brick Co.-Plant No 1ClayPast 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
Watson Junction1.1 miles40
Wilmington1.2 miles40
Gaspur (historical)1.2 miles48
Watson1.6 miles47
Dana Strand Village1.9 miles40
Avalon Village2.1 miles39
Wrigley2.7 miles46
Bangle2.7 miles47

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 Q122552360The 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 1661562. 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.