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Abbato, California

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Los Banos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93635. It lies near Henry Miller Field. The Survey maps it on the Los Banos quadrangle. It stands 118 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Abbato within Merced County

Then and now

1921 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 62 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Abbato (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Abbato (historical), surveyed 1921

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 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

468 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 468 fires within 5 miles of Abbato (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 980 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined296
Equipment and vehicle use87
Debris and open burning39
Arson/incendiarism19
Smoking12
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural3
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBADGER
8 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitMILLER
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMerced-Mariposa Unit152
5 September 2002Smokingunder an acreGrasslands Wildlife Management AreaROADSIDE
4 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGrasslands Wildlife Management AreaROADSIDE
30 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGrasslands Wildlife Management AreaVOLTA
30 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitGROOM
3 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGrasslands Wildlife Management AreaHILLYER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Merced County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Abbato (historical): 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Claude C. Wood PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Los Banos Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Los Banos Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
M-K, Hassler Construction Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Richardson Sand and Gravel No. 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Merced 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
Los Banos1.2 miles15
Trent3.2 miles17
Gadwall (historical)4.0 miles15
Volta6.0 miles17
Brito7.6 miles20
Dos Palos Y10.2 miles17
Santa Nella Village10.5 miles20
South Dos Palos11.1 miles20

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.

Wikidata item Q4663912The 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 1661958. 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.