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Ambler, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Visalia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93292. The Survey maps it on the Visalia quadrangle.

Ambler within Tulare County

Then and now

1927 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 66 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ambler, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Ambler, surveyed 1927

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 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

576 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 576 fires within 5 miles of Ambler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 426 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 79 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/undetermined329
Arson/incendiarism79
Equipment and vehicle use66
Misuse of fire by a minor42
Smoking27
Debris and open burning25
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresTulare UnitGOLDSMITH
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitFLANIKEN
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitSTATE OF CALIF #101
3 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare Unitnot named
3 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitTULARE CO #91

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ambler: 2 past producers. None of them 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
Garland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mcwilliams Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tulare 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
Visalia1.6 miles23
Higby1.6 miles23
Rector2.1 miles20
Chinowths Corner3.1 miles23
Loma3.5 miles23
Farmersville4.1 miles20
Cameron Creek Colony4.2 miles20
Mitchell Corner4.2 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660251. 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.