BlockCentralia, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Galt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95632. It lies near Rolling Draw. The Survey maps it on the Clay quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 99 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
9 surveys from 25 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.
- 1894 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1909 USGS Clay quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Clay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS Clay quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1993 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Centralia between 1993 and 2018, burning about 147 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | CLAY |
| 15 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | CLAY STATION RD / TWIN CI |
| 12 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CLAY STATION RD / HY 104 |
| 8 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CLAY |
| 7 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | KATINA |
| 5 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | TWIN |
| 4 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | CLAY |
| 31 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.5 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | MACKVILLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Centralia: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloughhouse | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conley (historical) | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Herald | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Cicero (historical) | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Twin Cities | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Walmort | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Hicksville | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Need | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Clay | 4.6 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1655881. 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.