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.
Then and now
1904 to 1978The 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 sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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.
- 1904 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1937 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Globe quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Springville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Three Rivers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
343 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 125 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 88 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 88 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | PLEASANT |
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | FRAZIER - F#160 |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 acres | Tulare Unit | SUCCESS VALLEY DR PORT 2 |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | ROADRUNNER |
| 5 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | WILSON |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | DILLON |
| 30 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | SEBESTIAN |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.7 acres | Tulare Unit | BARTLETT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber No. 2 | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Barber No. 2 | Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Sequoia Ranch | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Springville Borrow Pit | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tompkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O'Kelley Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| O'Kelly Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Florence G. | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Porterville Black Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| The Creeks | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springville | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Soda Springs | 5.7 miles | 27 | |
| Worth | 6.7 miles | 27 | |
| Alta Vista (historical) | 7.9 miles | 27 | |
| Wheatons | 8.2 miles | 26 | |
| Milo | 8.2 miles | 26 | |
| East Porterville | 8.4 miles | 27 | |
| Smith Mill | 9.0 miles | 26 |
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.












