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Dickerson, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Kerman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93723. The Survey maps it on the Herndon quadrangle. It stands 266 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Dickerson within Fresno County

Then and now

1923 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 59 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dickerson (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Dickerson (historical), surveyed 1923

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 20 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

131 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Dickerson (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 335 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined77
Equipment and vehicle use18
Debris and open burning10
Smoking9
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFresno-Kings Unitnot named
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHWY 99 N/ AVE 7 OFF RAMP
2 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitCOLLEGE
18 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitROADSIDE
15 September 1996Debris and open burning1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitBIDEGAIN
1 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitHWY 99 S/ AVE 7 27
9 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitMAZON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fresno County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dickerson (historical): 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver. 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
San Joaquin RiverSand and Gravel, Construction, SilverUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Portland Monolith Cement Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Fresno 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
Raco0.5 miles20
Barstow1.4 miles20
Biola1.5 miles21
Herndon4.5 miles20
Floyd4.5 miles19
Rolinda4.7 miles19
Rugg (historical)4.8 miles15
Highway City5.5 miles20

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 Q5273634The 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 1665608. 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.