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Grey Rocks, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Exeter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93221. The Survey maps it on the Rocky Hill quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Grey Rocks within Tulare County

Then and now

1925 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Grey Rocks (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Grey Rocks (historical), surveyed 1925

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 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

401 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 401 fires within 5 miles of Grey Rocks (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,386 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 170 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/incendiarism170
Missing data/not specified/undetermined119
Equipment and vehicle use57
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Debris and open burning16
Smoking11
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1
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
8 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitFRIANT
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitVALLEY
5 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitS.J.V.R. #11
30 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitDAVILA
3 September 2018Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionROCK 2
3 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTulare UnitSJVRR # 13
29 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use77 acresTulare UnitROCKY 3
28 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitPETERSON

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 Grey Rocks (historical): 16 past producers, 8 prospects, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Magnesite, Manganese, Copper. 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
Lindsay ChrysopraseGemstonePast Producer
S.P. Brick and Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
Unnamed LocationTalc-SoapstoneProspect
Earl Smith MineChromium, IronPast Producer1916
Gill Ranch Chromite DepositsChromium, IronPast Producer1917
Cole PropertyManganeseOccurrence
Cole ProspectManganeseProspect1918
HamiltonCopperOccurrence
Hamilton CopperCopperProspect
Round Valley CopperCopperProspect

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
Sides (historical)1.1 miles23
List1.3 miles20
Toolville1.5 miles23
Tonyville1.5 miles18
Burr1.6 miles18
Lucca1.8 miles18
Rocky Hill2.4 miles23
Exeter2.8 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661895. 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.