Camden, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Laton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93242. The Survey maps it on the Riverdale quadrangle. It stands 236 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1924 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 69 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 18 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.
- 1924 USGS Riverdale quadrangle1:31680
- 1927 USGS Riverdale quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Riverdale 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
217 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Camden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 380 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 30 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 | 106 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | HAY |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | HWY 41 /W HARLAN AV |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | 4FKU011434 |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU-38673 |
| 4 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | 3FKU10960 |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | HIGHWAY |
| 3 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | RIVERDALE #15 |
| 28 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU-41838 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Camden in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | $10,000 | California Highway Patrol reported a downed power line and a downed tree on East St. at the intersection of Wood Ave. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Camden | - | Public report of roadway flooding at the intersection of Elm Ave. and Davis Ave. |
| April 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Camden | - | Several public reports and videos were received of a funnel cloud near Laton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clint | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Robinson (historical) | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Riverdale | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Lillis (historical) | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Laton | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Schilling | 6.3 miles | 22 | |
| Lanare | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Conejo | 7.3 miles | 20 |
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 Q5025709 | 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 240063. 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.
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.










