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Upper Aliso, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Irvine-Lake Forest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92676. It sits by Vulture Crags. The Survey maps it on the Santiago Peak quadrangle.

Upper Aliso within Orange County

Then and now

1901 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Upper Aliso, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Upper Aliso, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 37 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

94 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Upper Aliso between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37,029 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined33
Equipment and vehicle use18
Arson/incendiarism17
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Natural2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestLIVEOAK
3 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCleveland National ForestPOOL
26 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCleveland National ForestDOVE
26 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCleveland National ForestPOTSIE
25 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined14 acresOrange County Fire AuthoritySANTIAGO FIRE
25 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use14 acresRiverside UnitSTATE FIRE
25 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use20 acresCleveland National ForestMODJESKA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Upper Aliso: 12 past producers, 6 producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Lead. 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
Baker Ranch ExtensionStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Blue LightLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, GoldPast ProducerPyrite, Sphalerite
Blue Light MineLead, Gold, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Hicks Canyon ProspectFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
Silverado-Santa RosaSilverProducer
Wilhunt MinesLead, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Shirley MineGoldProspect
Williams MineGoldProspect
El Toro PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Orange 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
Portola Hills0.8 miles47
Modjeska1.4 miles47
Foothill Ranch2.0 miles47
Rancho Trabuco2.1 miles37
Trabuco Canyon2.6 miles37
Rancho Santa Margarita3.5 miles37
Robinson Ranch3.8 miles37
Silverado4.0 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 Q122559215The 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 2805255. 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.