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Ahwahnee Estates, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Oakhurst-North Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93601. It stands on Carter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ahwahnee quadrangle. It stands 2,287 feet above sea level.

Ahwahnee Estates within Madera County

Then and now

1912 to 2004

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 Ahwahnee Estates, surveyed 2004
Topographic sheet of Ahwahnee Estates, surveyed 1912

Compare 1912 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

360 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 360 fires within 5 miles of Ahwahnee Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,782 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 28 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/undetermined138
Equipment and vehicle use60
Debris and open burning54
Misuse of fire by a minor29
Arson/incendiarism28
Natural24
Recreation and ceremony14
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes2

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 2020Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitHWY 41 OAKHURST
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionACORN DR OAKHURST
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitWINDING
8 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use5.8 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitALPACA
8 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitMOORE
8 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSierra National ForestKAMOOK
7 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitPINE
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitRIVER FALLS LN OAKHURST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madera County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Ahwahnee Estates: 30 past producers, 21 prospects, 7 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Arsenic, Manganese. 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
Bass Lake AreaUraniumOccurrence
Deep Canyon ClaimAsbestosUnknown
Enterprise MineGold, CopperPast Producer
Gaylord Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gertrude M.Gold, SilverPast Producer
Joe Devaney Sand & Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverProducer
Savannah, Etal ClaimsGold, IronPast Producer
Unnamed LocationMolybdenumUnknown
White Top ClaimMagnesiteProspect
Zircon Springs Mining GroupZirconiumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Madera 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
Ahwahnee1.2 miles25
Nipinnawasee2.8 miles23
Yosemite Forks3.8 miles25
Oakhurst4.1 miles25
Grub Gulch (historical)4.8 miles25
Old Corral5.2 miles24
Bailey Flats (historical)6.1 miles25
Sugar Pine6.1 miles23

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.

Wikipedia article on Ahwahnee EstatesAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4696441The 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 1812609. 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.