BlockBean, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Corcoran census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93212. The Survey maps it on the Waukena quadrangle. It stands 210 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.
Then and now
1928 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 65 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 19 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.
- 1928 USGS Waukena quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Corcoran quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Waukena quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Waukena quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Visalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Bean (historical) between 1996 and 2017, burning about 205 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULARE COUNTY #121 |
| 4 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central California District | E-M |
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 15 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tulare Unit | CORTEZ |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 2 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corcoran | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| South Corcoran | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Helm Corner | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Guernsey | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Odessa (historical) | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Home Garden | 11.7 miles | 17 | |
| Fort Roosevelt | 13.0 miles | 17 | |
| Stratford | 13.1 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.
| Wikidata item Q4876238 | 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 1665680. 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.