BlockFive Corners, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Ripon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95336. The Survey maps it on the Manteca quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 75 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
8 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.
- 1914 USGS Manteca quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Manteca quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Manteca quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Five Corners between 2005 and 2020, burning about 100 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 19 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | not named |
| 9 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | not named |
| 8 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Smoking | 10 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Five Corners: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manteca Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Summer Home | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Simms | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Avena (historical) | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Manteca | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Carrolton | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Turner | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Van Allen | 5.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 223564. 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.