Fresno Crossing, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Yosemite Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93614. It lies near Bean Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Knowles quadrangle. It stands 1,102 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1912 to 1980The 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 sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1912 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Knowles quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Shaver Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
393 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 393 fires within 5 miles of Fresno Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,111 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 41 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 | 138 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | SEMINOLE |
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | TRABUCCO |
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | GULCH |
| 8 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | LAKE |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | SPRINGS |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | KLIEWER |
| 8 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | BEN HUR |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RD 400 / RD 415 7 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Fresno Crossing: 32 past producers, 13 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| R. and W. Tungsten Co. Claims | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Ruby Tungsten Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Jordan Ranch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pierce Ranch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Polk Ranch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Swede Gulch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Whitman Ranch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Albion | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite Lakes | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Yosemite Lakes Park | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Willow Glen (historical) | 4.0 miles | 25 | |
| Narbo (historical) | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Coarsegold | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| Indian Lakes Estates | 5.3 miles | 25 | |
| Knowles | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Hillside (historical) | 5.9 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Fresno Crossing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5503176 | 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 252679. 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.









