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Frink, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the East Imperial census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92257. The Survey maps it on the Frink quadrangle. It lies 171 feet below sea level.

Frink within Imperial County

Then and now

1940 to 2002

The same ground, surveyed 62 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Frink, surveyed 2002
Topographic sheet of Frink, surveyed 1940

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 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

5 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Frink between 1994 and 2012, burning about 500 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined2
Arson/incendiarism2
Firearms and explosives use1

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 May 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.5 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictWILKINS
3 May 1994Arson/incendiarism300 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictHOT SPA
13 May 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitCARLUCCI
1 March 2008Firearms and explosives use41 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictTRILEY
16 December 1998Arson/incendiarism150 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictBOMBAY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Imperial County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Frink: 7 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sodium, Bromine, Salt. 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
Imperial Salt WorksSodium, BrominePast Producer1930
Imperial Salt WorksSaltPast Producer
Unidentified QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Frink Canal Material PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Frink PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Frink PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Frink PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Orange Co Rock Co IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Orange Co Rock Co IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Imperial 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
Pope4.0 miles22
Wister4.0 miles22
Bombay Beach4.4 miles22
Bertram7.3 miles21
Mundo7.4 miles22
Niland10.9 miles22
Estelle14.8 miles22
Salton City16.9 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 Q5504611The 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 1656524. 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.