Gregg, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Madera Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93636. It stands on Root Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gregg quadrangle. It stands 299 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1922 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 60 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 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.
- 1922 USGS Gregg quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Gregg quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Gregg quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 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
- 1965 USGS Gregg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Herndon quadrangle1:62500
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
435 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 435 fires within 5 miles of Gregg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,907 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 26 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 | 244 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 89 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1996 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | WAGNER |
| 8 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | AVE 11 / RD 33.5 |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RD 32 / AVE 12 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | AVENUE |
| 6 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | ROADSIDE |
| 6 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | GOLDEN STATE |
| 5 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | 12 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Gregg: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Gold, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herndon Pit | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Trigo Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| River View Rock Co | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Stewart and Nuss,Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Friant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Portland Monolith Cement Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| River Rock Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gregg in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 3 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Gregg | $25,000 | A vehicle was stuck in flash floodwaters at Freeway 99 and Shaw Avenue. There was also a tree downed in the slow lane. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Gregg | - | Roadway flooding reported on Children's Blvd just west of Lanes Bridge. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Gregg | - | California Highway Patrol reported water flowing off of field and onto Avenue 12 north of Rolling Hills. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Gregg | - | California Highway Patrol reported road flooding on Avenue 9 and Childrens Boulevard near Fresno in Madera 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trigo | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Irrigosa | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Lankershim (historical) | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Madera Ranchos | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Borden | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bonadelle Ranchos | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Parksdale | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| San Joaquin River Estates | 6.5 miles | 20 |
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 Q5606486 | 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 1658668. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












