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Citro, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Exeter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93244. It lies near Wutchumna Hill. The Survey maps it on the Woodlake quadrangle.

Citro within Tulare County

Then and now

1928 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 65 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Citro, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Citro, surveyed 1928

On record in Citro

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

199 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Citro between 1992 and 2018, burning about 8,140 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 48 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
Equipment and vehicle use63
Missing data/not specified/undetermined61
Arson/incendiarism48
Debris and open burning12
Natural4
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTulare UnitDRY
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitTULARE CO # 72
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarism11 acresTulare UnitBADGER
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTulare UnitBADGER 2
4 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitTULARE COUNTY #118
4 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCentral California DistrictLOMITAS TULARE CO12
30 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitSAULSBURY
30 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitWHITNEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Citro: 4 producers, 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Goodale DepositFeldsparPast Producer
Naranjo DepositsMagnesiteProspect
Agnes FletcherGoldProspect
Lemon Cove Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pacific Cement & Aggregate Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer
Richmond Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lemon Cove PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Woodlake Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Baker LeaseTungstenPast ProducerScheelite
Baker LeaseTungstenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tulare County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sandspur (historical)0.7 miles19
Lemoncove0.7 miles19
Goodale1.5 miles19
Naranjo2.2 miles19
Lindcove3.2 miles23
Saint Johns4.0 miles19
Woodlake4.2 miles19
Woodlake Junction5.1 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660488. 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.