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East Garrison, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Seaside-Monterey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93933. It sits by Cavalry Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Salinas quadrangle. It stands 154 feet above sea level.

East Garrison within Monterey County

Then and now

1910 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of East Garrison, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of East Garrison, surveyed 1910

Compare 1910 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

68 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of East Garrison between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,069 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined26
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Equipment and vehicle use13
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning3
Smoking2
Firearms and explosives use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2004Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitCABEU004147
4 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCentral California DistrictCELLULAR
7 August 2000Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreCentral California DistrictTORO PARK
6 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionMONTEREY SALINAS HWY MC
30 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSALINAS
3 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitMONTEREY SALINAS HWY / P
3 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monterey 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 East Garrison: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 3 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
De Ameral-Carmel ValleyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed MineStonePast Producer
Unnamed MineStonePast Producer
Unnamed MineStonePast Producer
Foothill Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hilltop BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Monterey Sand Co MarinaSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Pine Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Seaforth CorporationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Seaforth CorporationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Monterey 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
Blanco1.8 miles27
Creekside3.6 miles28
Springtown3.7 miles27
Old Hilltown3.7 miles27
Serra Village3.8 miles28
Marina4.3 miles30
Cooper4.3 miles27
Boronda4.4 miles27

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.

Wikipedia article on East GarrisonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5328402The 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 1658457. 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.