BlockGabilan, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Gonzales census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93926. The Survey maps it on the Gonzales quadrangle. It stands 112 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.
Then and now
1910 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1910 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1910 USGS Gonzales quadrangle1:31680
- 1921 USGS Gonzales quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Gonzales quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Gonzales quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Gonzales quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Gonzales quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Gabilan (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | SORATOS |
| 15 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | JOHNSON |
| 11 September 2017 | Natural | 4.2 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | JOHNSON |
| 28 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | JOHNSON CANYON RD / IVERS |
| 28 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | PG&E # 20 |
| 23 August 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | IVERSON |
| 22 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | ABRAM |
| 21 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | MINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gabilan (historical): 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson | Stone | Producer | ||
| Johnson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limekiln Creek Deposit | Limestone, General | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Limekiln Creek Deposit-Chualar | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
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.
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 Gabilan (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5515403 | 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 1670130. 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.