BlockHammond, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Fresno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93703. The Survey maps it on the Fresno North quadrangle. It stands 299 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1921 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Hammond
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Twining Laboratorieslisted 1991 · 0.1 miles away
Paul Kindler Houselisted 1982 · 0.3 miles away
Tower Theatrelisted 1992 · 0.8 miles away
Old Administration Building, Fresno City Collegelisted 1974 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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.
- 1921 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:31680
- 1923 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Fresno North quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Fresno North 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 Fresno North 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
1,155 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,155 fires within 5 miles of Hammond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 936 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 139 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 | 809 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 139 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 75 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | MARTIN L KING JR BL FRES |
| 9 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | WILLOW |
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 Hammond: 5 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Santoni Lonestar Mill | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Raymond Quarry Plant No. 2 | Granite | Producer | ||
| Builders Concrete Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Craycroft Brick Co. | Clay | Producer | ||
| De Paree Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hans Sumpe Pit and Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Pacific Cement and Aggregates | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hammond in 16 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 6 flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2014 | Lightning | Hammond | 1 hurt | Lightning caused an injury to a man who was in an oil field near Fresno. |
| April 2010 | Lightning | Hammond | $200,000 | Lightning struck a condominium building on Van Ness Avenue just north of Shaw Avenue in Fresno. Two units were destroyed. Damage was estimated between 100,000 to 200,000 dollars. |
| December 2007 | Flood | Hammond | $150,000 | Local law enforcement reported street flooding along Olive Avenue just east of CA Highway 99. Several other reports of flooded city streets were received during this time frame as well. Media reports indicated some homes were reported flooded in the southwest section of the Fig Garden Village area. Some of this flooding was due to the combination of heavy rain, and poor drainage partially caused by power outages at an important pumping station. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | $50,000 | Downed powerlines caused power outages to 16,000 customers, according to local Broadcast media in Fresno. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | $25,000 | A trained spotter reported trees down on the west side of Fresno. |
| December 2007 | Flood | Hammond | $25,000 | A home located near the intersection of Hampton and Buckingham was flooded, due a combination of persistent heavy rain and poor water drainage. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | $8,000 | Local police reported a tree down at Gettysburg Avenue and Van Ness Boulevard. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | $3,000 | A large tree was downed due to severe thunderstorm winds at the corner of Lincoln and Orange Streets in Fresno. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Hammond | $2,000 | California Highway Patrol reported flooding on the Tulare Avenue on ramp at CA Highway 41. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Hammond | $1,000 | Public report of a tree across the roadway on E. Pontiac Way west of N. Maroa Ave in Fresno. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammond | $1,000 | California Highway Patrol reported a very large downed tree on N. Fulton Ave. between the intersections of E. Bremer Ave. and E. Dennett Ave. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Hammond | - | Public report of flooding and potholes on the offramp of SR 41 onto Shields Ave. in Fresno. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Hammond | - | Public report of debris flooded into southbound SR 41 at the SR 180 exchange in Fresno. |
| April 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Hammond | - | The public reported funnel clouds in the vicinity of Jenson and Dickerson in Fresno. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Hammond | - | A NWS employee observed nickel sized hail in Downtown Fresno at the intersection of Manning and Mendocino Roads. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Hammond | - | Penny sized hail occurred on the west side of Fresno. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Cincotta | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Fig Garden | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Calwa | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Granz (historical) | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Muscatel | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Cameo | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Goldleaf | 4.5 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.
| Wikipedia article on Hammond | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5645818 | 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 1656057. 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.