Arbios, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Mendota census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93640. It stands on Fresno Slough. The Survey maps it on the Firebaugh quadrangle. It stands 171 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1923 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 59 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
13 surveys from 20 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.
- 1923 USGS Firebaugh quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Firebaugh quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Firebaugh quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Firebaugh quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Firebaugh quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Firebaugh quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Mendota quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
411 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 411 fires within 5 miles of Arbios between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,964 acres in total. None started naturally. 80 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 | 192 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | PUCHEU ST MENDOTA |
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 39 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | OLLER ST / 9TH ST |
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | FOURTH |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | FOURTH |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | WHITESBRIDGE |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | HWY 180 / BELMONT AVE |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | CHOWCHILLA CANAL RD / EAS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Arbios: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendota Plant | Calcium | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arbios in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Arbios | - | Penny sized hail was reported near Mendota. |
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.
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 Q4784702 | 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 1655801. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












