Tract 1278
Tract 1278 is the oldest recorded tract in the Atherwood area: 19 homes on Luray Circle and Blue Ridge Circle, north of Alamo Street near Sycamore Drive. H.W. Martz was the owner of record when the county approved and recorded the map in May 1961, dividing part of a lot from the 1918 Rancho Tapo subdivision.
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Tract 1278 quick facts
| Neighborhood | Atherwood, Simi Valley |
|---|---|
| Builder | H.W. Martz (owner of record) |
| Built | 1960s (tract map recorded May 26, 1961) |
| Homes | 19 |
| Home types | single-family; assessor living areas about 1,400-3,100 sq ft |
| Lot sizes | mostly about 10,000-14,000 sq ft (0.23-0.33 acre); largest about 0.41 acre |
| Streets | Luray Cir, Blue Ridge Cir |
| Tract map | Ventura County Tract 1278: recorded 1961 (31 MR 23), about 6 acres |
| Gates | Not gated |
| HOA | None found — Luray Circle and Blue Ridge Circle were offered for public use on the tract map. |
Highlighted: the recorded tract map (county GIS). Other outlines are neighboring tracts in Atherwood.
About Tract 1278
Lots are larger than in the Larwin tracts that followed, mostly about 10,000 to 14,000 square feet, with the biggest near 18,000. Assessor records show a wide range of home sizes, from about 1,400 to 3,100 square feet.
Schools for Tract 1278
School attendance areas
Simi Valley Unified School District
On SVUSD's attendance-boundary map (elementary map revised December 2023), this tract's recorded outline falls in:
- Elementary: Atherwood Elementary School
- Middle: Sinaloa Middle School
- High: Simi Valley High School
These come from the district's own data, not from this site. Assignment goes by address, and districts change boundaries and run choice and transfer programs. Confirm with School Boundary Maps, or check an address here.
Atherwood, Simi Valley
Atherwood is the cluster of tract neighborhoods north of the 118 Freeway between Erringer Road and Sycamore Drive, sharing its name with Atherwood Avenue, Atherwood Park and Atherwood Elementary. Larwin-related companies mapped most of its streets between 1965 and 1977, after a small 1961 tract on Luray Circle, and later infill brought the total to roughly 1,000 homes by 2004.
Other tracts in Atherwood
Homes for sale near Tract 1278
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Where these facts come from
- Ventura County record map 31 MR 23, Tract No. 1278 (unincorporated territory; part of Lot 107, Subdivision No. 4 of Rancho Tapo; recorded May 26, 1961) — maps.venturacounty.gov
- Ventura County GIS parcels, Tract 1278 — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS — Record Maps (recorded tract maps): Tract 1278 — maps.ventura.org
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