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Hunter-Liggett, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the San Ardo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93928. It lies near Sulphur Spring Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cosio Knob quadrangle.

Hunter-Liggett within Monterey County

Then and now

1919 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 63 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hunter-Liggett, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Hunter-Liggett, surveyed 1919

Compare 1919 against another survey:

On record in Hunter-Liggett

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 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 25 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

31 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Hunter-Liggett between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,194 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use10
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

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
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitJOLON
21 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitAPACHE CANYON
8 August 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitSANDERS #2
27 August 2011Recreation and ceremony135 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitARGYLE
15 August 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitJOLON RD. #3
9 July 2006Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitJOLON
8 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresFort Hunter LiggettAREA 22
31 July 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitPG&E #24

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monterey County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hunter-Liggett: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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
Ruby PlacerGoldProspect
U.S. Army PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Monterey 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
Jolon4.3 miles24
Sans (historical)5.9 miles32
Martinus Corner8.0 miles25
Lockwood9.4 miles25
Gorda13.3 miles29
Plaskett13.8 miles29
San Lucas14.2 miles24
King City15.2 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252404. 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.