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Globe, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Springville-Johnsondale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93265. It stands on Graham Creek. The Survey maps it on the Globe quadrangle.

Globe within Tulare County

Then and now

1904 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Globe, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Globe, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 27 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

343 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 343 fires within 5 miles of Globe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,032 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 125 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
Arson/incendiarism125
Missing data/not specified/undetermined88
Equipment and vehicle use88
Debris and open burning20
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking1
Fireworks1

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 1993Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresTulare UnitPLEASANT
6 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTulare UnitFRAZIER - F#160
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined72 acresTulare UnitSUCCESS VALLEY DR PORT 2
5 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTulare UnitROADRUNNER
5 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitWILSON
4 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTulare UnitDILLON
30 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitSEBESTIAN
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.7 acresTulare UnitBARTLETT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Globe: 9 past producers, 9 prospects, 7 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Tungsten, Granite, Gold. 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
Barber No. 2Copper, GoldOccurrenceVein
Barber No. 2Copper, GoldUnknown
Sequoia RanchUraniumProspect
Springville Borrow PitGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Tompkins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
O'Kelley DepositManganeseOccurrence
O'Kelly ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Florence G.GoldPast Producer
Porterville Black Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer1915
The CreeksGoldProspect

Every working recorded in Tulare 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
Springville2.1 miles26
Soda Springs5.7 miles27
Worth6.7 miles27
Alta Vista (historical)7.9 miles27
Wheatons8.2 miles26
Milo8.2 miles26
East Porterville8.4 miles27
Smith Mill9.0 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660683. 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.