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Waltz, California

40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Newhall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 91321. It lies near Elsmere Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Oat Mountain quadrangle.

Waltz within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1903 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Waltz, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Waltz, surveyed 1903

On record in Waltz

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 1 record

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 40 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

385 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 385 fires within 5 miles of Waltz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,636 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 34 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/undetermined199
Equipment and vehicle use87
Arson/incendiarism34
Smoking31
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony5
Other causes1
Fireworks1
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAngeles National Forestnot named
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestSIERRA
3 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAngeles National ForestINTERSECTION
29 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined90 acresAngeles National ForestFREEWAY
28 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestREGAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Waltz: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Asbestos, Stone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alfredo Payola, Et Al.StoneOccurrence
Curtis-Hooker Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wilson DepositLimestone, GeneralProspect
Fiber QueenAsbestosPast ProducerMetamorphic
Fiber QueenAsbestosPast Producer
Gold Discovery Site, 1842GoldProspect
Nils DesperandumGoldUnknown
Placerita Canyon PlacersGoldOccurrence
Walker Ranch PlacersGoldProspect

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
Elayon0.3 miles40
Newhall1.8 miles38
Santa Clarita2.4 miles38
Rancho Cascades3.0 miles40
Saugus3.7 miles38
Pardee3.9 miles38
Bouquet Junction4.4 miles38
Honby4.5 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670024. 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.