Borden, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Madera census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93638. The Survey maps it on the Madera quadrangle. It stands 272 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
11 surveys from 16 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 Madera quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Madera quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Madera quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Madera quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Mendota quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,656 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,656 fires within 5 miles of Borden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,228 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 206 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 | 890 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 220 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 206 |
| Debris and open burning | 126 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 124 |
| Smoking | 69 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | N D ST / ADELL ST |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MADERA CITY #1769 |
| 9 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MAD#1833 |
| 8 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | AUSTIN ST MADERA_ACRES |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RD 32 / AVE 12 |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MAD 1672 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | AVENUE |
| 7 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MFD1789 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Borden: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigo Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fresno River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Solo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Borden in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 4 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2011 | Flood | Borden | $5,000 | The CHP reported flooding on Avenue 13 at Road 30. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Borden | - | California Highway Patrol reported a flood caused a closure of Ave. 13 between Rd. 29 and Rd. 30 in Madera. A nearby creek overflowed and took out a portion of the roadway of Ave. 13. |
| December 2019 | Flood | Borden | - | California Highway Patrol reported ponding of water on the Gateway Drive off ramp of northbound SR 99 in Madera slowing traffic. |
| November 2012 | Flood | Borden | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Parksdale | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lankershim (historical) | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Madera | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Storey | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Irrigosa | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Trigo | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Italian Swiss Colony | 4.2 miles | 16 |
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 Borden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4944470 | 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 1658113. 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.










