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Wheeler Springs, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Los Padres census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93023. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wheeler Springs quadrangle.

Wheeler Springs within Ventura County

Then and now

1903 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Wheeler Springs, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Wheeler Springs, surveyed 1903

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 25 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

77 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Wheeler Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,941 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined34
Equipment and vehicle use13
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Debris and open burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes2
Natural2
Fireworks1

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
3 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLos Padres National ForestDAM
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Padres National ForestSNAKE
22 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLos Padres National ForestFARNHAM
16 September 2016Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreLos Padres National ForestMARICOPA
13 September 2016Other causesunder an acreLos Padres National ForestGRIDLEY
9 August 1994Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLos Padres National ForestDINK
31 August 2002Naturalunder an acreLos Padres National ForestGORGE
26 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Padres National ForestGORGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ventura 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 Wheeler Springs: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Geothermal, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Argilla ClaimsLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Matilija ClaimsLimestone, GeneralUnknown
Schmidt Ojai QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Wheeler Gorge QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lyon SpringsGeothermalPast Producer
Matilija Hot SpringsGeothermalPast Producer
Wheeler's Hot SpringsGeothermalPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ventura 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
Ojala1.7 miles28
Matilija Springs1.9 miles28
Vickers Hot Springs2.6 miles28
Meiners Oaks4.3 miles28
Arbolada4.4 miles28
Ojai4.9 miles27
Matilija4.9 miles28
Mira Monte5.1 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 254391. 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.