Goodale, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Exeter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93286. It lies near Wutchumna Hill. The Survey maps it on the Woodlake quadrangle.
Then and now
1928 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 65 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
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1928 USGS Lemon Cove quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Exeter quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Woodlake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Visalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
194 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Goodale between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3,426 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 54 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 | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | DRY |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | COUNTY OF TULARE#74 |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULARE CO # 72 |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | VALLEY |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Tulare Unit | BADGER |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Tulare Unit | BADGER 2 |
| 4 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULARE COUNTY #118 |
| 4 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Central California District | LOMITAS TULARE CO12 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Goodale: 5 past producers, 5 prospects, 4 producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodale Deposit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Agnes Fletcher | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Hamilton | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Hamilton Copper | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Hamilton Ranch Deposit | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Lemon Cove Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Naranjo Deposits | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Pacific Cement & Aggregate Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Richmond Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lemon Cove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemoncove | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Citro | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Sandspur (historical) | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lindcove | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Naranjo | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Johns | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Woodlake | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Yokohl | 4.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660688. 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.










