Venice, California
44 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 90291. The Survey maps it on the Venice quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1981The 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.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
On record in Venice
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 2 records
Warren Wilson Beach Houselisted 1986- Ellison, Thelisted 2017
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 44 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.
- 1896 USGS Redondo quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Venice quadrangle1:24000
- 1924 USGS Venice quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Venice quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Redondo quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Venice quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Venice quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Long Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Venice between 2005 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | ENTRADA |
| 28 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | DEPAUW |
| 27 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Venice: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Beach Mining & Dredging Co | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gordon Transfer & Trucking Co. | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Paramount Sand Co. | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Acme Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gladding-Mcbean-Santa Monica Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Monica Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Simons Brick Co.-Santa Monica Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Western Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machado (historical) | 0.8 miles | 44 | |
| Marina del Rey | 0.9 miles | 44 | |
| Ocean Park | 1.5 miles | 50 | |
| Culver Garden | 1.7 miles | 44 | |
| Alla | 1.7 miles | 44 | |
| Mar Vista | 1.8 miles | 50 | |
| Del Ray | 1.9 miles | 44 | |
| Motordrome (historical) | 1.9 miles | 44 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661631. 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.














