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Fresno Beach, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Fresno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93711. It lies near Scout Island. The Survey maps it on the Fresno North quadrangle. It stands 262 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.

Fresno Beach within Fresno County

Then and now

1921 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fresno Beach (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Fresno Beach (historical), surveyed 1921

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 20 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

452 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 452 fires within 5 miles of Fresno Beach (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,612 acres in total. None started naturally. 32 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/undetermined286
Equipment and vehicle use68
Arson/incendiarism32
Smoking26
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Debris and open burning16
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitAVE 12 / RD 38
9 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2007Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitI-5
8 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFresno-Kings Unitnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFresno-Kings Unitnot named
7 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFresno-Kings Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fresno County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Fresno Beach (historical): 11 producers, 5 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Gold, Clay. 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
Anderson Rock Co.Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pinedale Rock Co. PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Raymond Quarry Plant No. 2GraniteProducer
San Joaqin RockGold, SilverPast Producer
Hans Sumpe Pit and MillClayProducer
Trigo PitClayPast Producer
Herndon PitGoldOccurrence
R.M. Rock ProductsSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer
Miller BrosStoneUnknown
River View Rock CoStoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Fresno 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
Riverview (historical)0.8 miles20
Sierra Sky Park1.6 miles20
Figarden2.7 miles20
Pinedale3.1 miles20
Highway City4.0 miles20
Herndon4.1 miles20
Biola Junction4.2 miles20
Muscatel4.7 miles20

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 Q5503160The 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 1665618. 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.