El Mirador, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Lindsay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93247. The Survey maps it on the Lindsay quadrangle.
Then and now
1928 to 1993The 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 sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1928 USGS Lindsay quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Lindsay quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
381 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 381 fires within 5 miles of El Mirador between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,293 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 128 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 128 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 78 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | KNUTSON |
| 6 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | STATE CALIFORIA #72 |
| 6 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Central California District | ZIKE |
| 5 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Central California District | ZIKE |
| 5 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Tulare Unit | SINER |
| 30 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | DAVILA |
| 3 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Tulare Unit | SJVRR # 13 |
| 29 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Tulare Unit | PIERRO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of El Mirador: 14 past producers, 10 prospects, 6 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Copper, Manganese, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Brown | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Blue Crystal | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Cemetery Borrow Pit | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Simons Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| E.A. Orton Property | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| James Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | 1915, 1916 | |
| James Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Lindsay Chrysoprase | Gemstone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin (historical) | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Gillete | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Mirador | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Prewit (historical) | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Orlem (historical) | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Portex (historical) | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Sierra Heights | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Abilene | 2.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660596. 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.










