Big Bunch, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sanger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93657. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Round Mountain quadrangle. It stands 397 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1922 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 60 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 21 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.
- 1922 USGS Round Mountain quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Round Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 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
- 1964 USGS Round Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
529 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 529 fires within 5 miles of Big Bunch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,621 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 53 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 | 236 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 129 |
| Debris and open burning | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | BELMONT |
| 9 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU-11121 |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | DEL REY |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | HWY 180 /N ACADEMY AV |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | MADSEN |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | BELMONT |
| 6 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | N RIO VISTA AV SANGER |
| 6 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU-9282 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Big Bunch: 5 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Beryllium, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported Deposit | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Beryllium | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Central Rock & Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Central Valley Ready Mix | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kings River | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kings River | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kings River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kings River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sanger Rock and Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zediker | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Riverbend | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Edmiston | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Elk | 2.4 miles | 30 | |
| Centerville | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Sanger | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Clotho | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Reka (historical) | 4.8 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Big Bunch | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4905398 | 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 1658051. 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.











