BlockGadwall, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Los Banos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93635. The Survey maps it on the Los Banos quadrangle. It stands 102 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
1921 to 1983The 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 sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1921 USGS Los Banos quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Los Banos quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Los Banos quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Los Banos quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Merced quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
313 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 313 fires within 5 miles of Gadwall (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,124 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 16 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 | 185 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | San Luis National Wildlife Refuge | SANTA FE |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grasslands Wildlife Management Area | ROADSIDE |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | 152 |
| 6 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | BASS |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grasslands Wildlife Management Area | 152 |
| 5 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | BAYSHORE DUCK CLUB |
| 3 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grasslands Wildlife Management Area | HILLYER |
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | HWY 152 E/S SANTA FE GRA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brito | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Abbato (historical) | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Los Banos | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dos Palos Y | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| South Dos Palos | 7.1 miles | 20 | |
| Trent | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Dos Palos | 7.7 miles | 20 | |
| Santa Rita Park | 9.2 miles | 18 |
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 Q5516474 | 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 1661982. 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.