BlockFargo, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Parlier-Del Rey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93648. The Survey maps it on the Sanger quadrangle. It stands 358 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.
Then and now
1923 to 1982The 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 sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1923 USGS Sanger quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Selma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sanger quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 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
- 1965 USGS Sanger quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
521 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 521 fires within 5 miles of Fargo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,021 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 57 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/undetermined | 260 |
| Debris and open burning | 90 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 57 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | E BULAH AVE PARLIER |
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | E LINCOLN AVE /S GREENWOO |
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | S BETHEL AVE /E LINCOLN A |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | ACADEMY |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | FRANK 2 |
| 7 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | NEWMARK |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | S REED AV REEDLEY |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | MADSEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Fargo (historical): 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Rock & Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Central Valley Ready Mix | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Industrial Asphalt Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kings River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mont Lasalle Vineyard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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 Q5435092 | The 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 1665616. 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.