BlockAkers, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Stockton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95210. The Survey maps it on the Stockton West quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1989The 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 sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1913 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Stockton West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Stockton West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1989 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
808 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 808 fires within 5 miles of Akers between 1999 and 2019, burning about 542 acres in total. None started naturally. 27 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/undetermined | 718 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Lincoln Village | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Stockton | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Fair Oaks | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Morada | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Country Club | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Garden Acres | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| The Homestead (historical) | 4.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 218038. 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.