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Arundel, California

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Atwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95388. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winton quadrangle. It stands 161 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Arundel within Merced County

Then and now

1917 to 1983

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 Arundel (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Arundel (historical), surveyed 1917

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

678 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 678 fires within 5 miles of Arundel (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28,457 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 67 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/undetermined374
Equipment and vehicle use124
Arson/incendiarism67
Debris and open burning53
Misuse of fire by a minor26
Smoking17
Recreation and ceremony9
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural1

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
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionALMOND AV / VINE AV
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitN WINTON WY WINTON
9 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitSHAW
9 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitGRAPE
8 September 2012Smokingunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitN BUHACH RD / PALM AV
8 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitEUCALYPTUS AV / CENTRAL A
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitCRESSEY FIRE
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitCRESSEY ST CRESSEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Merced 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 Arundel (historical): 5 producers, 4 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Gold, Silver. 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
Cressey Pit and MillStoneProducer
Ranch HillGold, SilverPast Producer
Cressey Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Merced River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Merced River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
River Rock, Inc., No. 2.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
SilvaSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Turlock Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Turlock Rock Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Merced 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
The Grove3.1 miles17
Amsterdam3.3 miles17
Cressey4.1 miles16
Winton4.1 miles17
Hopeton4.7 miles17
Edendale (historical)5.1 miles17
Ballico5.7 miles16
Fluhr6.0 miles17

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 Q4802221The 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 1661962. 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.