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Hammond, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Woodlake-Three Rivers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93271. It stands on Salt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Case Mountain quadrangle.

Hammond within Tulare County

Then and now

1904 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hammond, surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Hammond, surveyed 1904

Compare 1904 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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

129 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Hammond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,121 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 13 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/undetermined45
Equipment and vehicle use22
Natural16
Arson/incendiarism13
Recreation and ceremony12
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Debris and open burning3
Other causes2
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
9 September 1996Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitLEMON
30 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresTulare UnitGOLF
3 September 2017Naturalunder an acreSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksCA-TUU-MYNATT
3 September 1998Natural1.0 acresCentral California DistrictCASE
29 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitSIERRA DR THREE_RIVERS 7
26 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresTulare UnitBLOSSOM
25 September 1993Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksKAWEAH
25 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitSTOWASSER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Hammond: 7 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Limestone, General, Feldspar, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Britten Granite PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Britten Limestone DepositCalciumOccurrence
GriffithUraniumProspect
Kaweah Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed ProspectMolybdenumUnknown
Britton RanchFeldsparOccurrence
Carter DepositFeldsparPast Producer
AllenLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
AllesLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Blossom Peak LimestoneLimestone, GeneralOccurrence

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
Three Rivers2.9 miles28
Kaweah3.0 miles28
Oak Grove3.8 miles28
Advance4.1 miles26
Potwisha4.8 miles26
Pinewood9.0 miles26
Ellis Place9.2 miles24
Citro10.0 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656537. 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.