Cameron Creek Colony, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Exeter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93292. The Survey maps it on the Exeter quadrangle.
Then and now
1926 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 67 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 20 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.
- 1926 USGS Exeter quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Exeter quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Exeter quadrangle1:62500, 2 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
372 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 372 fires within 5 miles of Cameron Creek Colony between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,446 acres in total. None started naturally. 68 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 | 180 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 62 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | FRIANT |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Tulare Unit | GOLDSMITH |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | FLANIKEN |
| 6 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Tulare Unit | GILL |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | STATE OF CA #71 |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 960 acres | Tulare Unit | SO. CAL. EDISON #12 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Cameron Creek Colony: 5 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hanggi Ranch Deposit | Asbestos, Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Page | Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Venice Hills | Nickel | Occurrence | Garnierite | |
| Exeter Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| S.P. Brick and Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Charter Oaks Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mcwilliams Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Page | Copper | Occurrence | Vein |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cameron Creek Colony in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flood | Cameron Creek Colony | - | California Highway Patrol reported flooding on Rd. 180 between N Anderson Rd. and Ave 288. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Cameron Creek Colony | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding with 1 to 2 feet of water at off ramp of State Route 198 near Avenue 296 in Cameron Creek Colony area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Corner | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| East Farmersville | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Giant Oak (historical) | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Farmersville | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Rector | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Musk (historical) | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Lort | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Exeter | 3.6 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 Q122595538 | 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 1656449. 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.










