BlockAlamorio, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Brawley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92227. The Survey maps it on the Alamorio quadrangle. It lies 128 feet below sea level.
Then and now
1907 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 82 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
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1907 USGS Holtville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Alamorio quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Alamorio quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Alamorio quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holtville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS El Centro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Alamorio between 2006 and 2018, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Diego Unit | ASHLEY |
| 9 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 13 March 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 19 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 19 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 January 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Alamorio: 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brawley | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Hebbard Clay | Clay | Producer | ||
| Pit and Mill 576 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Dog Mining Inc | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orita | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Moss | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Butlers (historical) | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Hovley | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Brawley | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Curlew | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Munyon | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Mayflower (historical) | 5.5 miles | 21 |
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 Alamorio | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4705989 | The 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 1656420. 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.