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Fep, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Hollister census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95023. The Survey maps it on the Chittenden quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Fep within San Benito County

Then and now

1915 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fep (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Fep (historical), surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 29 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

330 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 330 fires within 5 miles of Fep (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32,541 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined167
Equipment and vehicle use113
Smoking14
Debris and open burning13
Arson/incendiarism8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1

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
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitBETABEL
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLOVERS
8 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreSanta Clara UnitHOWLSCLAW
7 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor10 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitSHORE RD / BOLSA RD
7 September 2004Smokingunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitCABEU003662
7 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitKONKLE
7 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitROGGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Benito County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fep (historical): 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Forty-Four MinesGoldPast Producer
Howson MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sann Juan Pit #6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in San Benito 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
Hudner4.4 miles24
Dunneville5.2 miles24
River Oaks5.6 miles29
Logan7.1 miles27
San Juan Bautista7.1 miles25
Morse7.6 miles26
Duri (historical)7.6 miles26
Cottage Corners7.8 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670477. 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.