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Arnold, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Oakdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95361. The Survey maps it on the Knights Ferry quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Arnold within Stanislaus County

Then and now

1916 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Arnold (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Arnold (historical), surveyed 1916

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

161 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Arnold (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,066 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined72
Equipment and vehicle use57
Debris and open burning12
Arson/incendiarism7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor3

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
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras Unitnot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitFRYMIRE
5 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitRODDEN
3 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionORANGE BLOSSOM RD OAKDAL
3 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLANCASTER
3 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitPERSIMMON
27 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitMORRISON RD OAKDALE_RURA
26 September 2002Smokingunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitARDIS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stanislaus County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Arnold (historical): 5 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone. 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
Atlas Rock CoStoneUnknown
Oakdale-Knights FerryGoldProducer
Placer Properties CoGoldUnknown
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown
Ardis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Hodge Ranch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Knights Ferry PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Ohe S Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Stanislaus 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
Orange Blossom3.4 miles19
East Oakdale3.7 miles15
Paulsell4.1 miles14
Knights Ferry5.4 miles19
Claribel5.6 miles16
Oakdale5.6 miles15
Adela6.7 miles15
Warnerville8.0 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670460. 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.