BlockHelm Corner, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Stratford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93230. It stands on West Branch Cross Creek. The Survey maps it on the El Rico Ranch quadrangle. It stands 194 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1932 to 1993The 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1932 USGS El Rico Ranch quadrangle1:31680
- 1936 USGS El Rico Ranch quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Corcoran quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS El Rico Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
30 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Helm Corner between 1996 and 2017, burning about 75 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central California District | E-M |
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 2 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 15 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | not named |
| 13 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean (historical) | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Corcoran | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| South Corcoran | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Guernsey | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Stratford | 11.4 miles | 21 | |
| Odessa (historical) | 12.0 miles | 17 | |
| Home Garden | 14.2 miles | 17 | |
| Cuneo (historical) | 14.5 miles | 21 |
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 Q14682191 | 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 252901. 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.