Valyermo, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93553. It stands on Sandrock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Valyermo quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 35 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1903 USGS Rock Creek quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Valyermo quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Rock Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Valyermo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Valyermo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valyermo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS San Bernardino quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Valyermo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
192 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 192 fires within 5 miles of Valyermo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 62 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | BOB |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | FORK |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | SKID |
| 4 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | SYCAMORE |
| 4 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Angeles National Forest | FORK |
| 30 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | LONGVIEW |
| 30 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | MOTORCYCLE |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Angeles National Forest | WILLIAMSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Valyermo: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valyermo in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Valyermo | - | Strong thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding along Highway 39 at Crystal Lake Road. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Valyermo | - | Strong thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall and flash flooding in the foothills of the Antelope Valley. California Highway Patrol reported flash flooding at the intersection of Big Pines Highway and Los Angeles County Road 4. |
| December 2010 | Flash Flood | Valyermo | - | Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in the mountains of Los Angeles County. California Highway Patrol reported that Big Rock Creek Road at the intersection of the Angeles Crest Highway was washed out by flash flooding and mud flows. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Valyermo | - | The USFS reported torrential rain and flash flooding at the intersection of Big Pines Highway and Largo Vista Road. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock Springs | 1.2 miles | 35 | |
| Old Point Comfort | 2.3 miles | 35 | |
| Longview | 4.0 miles | 35 | |
| Desert Relief (historical) | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Paradise Springs | 4.2 miles | 35 | |
| Juniper Hills | 4.4 miles | 34 | |
| Llano | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Mile High | 4.7 miles | 34 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Valyermo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7912866 | The 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 1661622. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.















