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Indian Springs, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Oakhurst-North Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93626. It lies near Berry Hill. The Survey maps it on the Millerton Lake West quadrangle. It stands 525 feet above sea level.

Indian Springs within Madera County

Then and now

1912 to 1980

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 Indian Springs, surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Indian Springs, surveyed 1912

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 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

292 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 292 fires within 5 miles of Indian Springs between 1992 and 2019, burning about 12,513 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined130
Equipment and vehicle use95
Arson/incendiarism18
Natural15
Debris and open burning13
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4

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 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitGREEN
8 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictCAPITOL
7 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMerced-Mariposa Unit41
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.8 acresMerced-Mariposa Unit41
29 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitSKY
27 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionONEALS
27 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMerced-Mariposa Unit41 IC 7
27 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSierra National Forest41

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madera County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 35 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Indian Springs: 17 past producers, 6 prospects, 6 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Pumice, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big ChiefGold, CopperOccurrenceVein
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomiteOccurrence
Kingsland Granite CompanyGranitePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Friant DistrictGold, SilverProducer1850
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Joaquin Rock Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wishon and Watson PropertyGold, SilverPast Producer
Big ChiefCopper, GoldProspect
Old ReedCopperOccurrence

Every working recorded in Madera 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
Fort Miller (historical)4.6 miles31
O'Neals5.7 miles25
Sumner Hill6.6 miles20
Hildreth6.6 miles31
Bonadelle Ranchos Nine7.2 miles20
Magnet (historical)8.0 miles25
Yosemite Lakes Park9.3 miles23
Yosemite Lakes9.9 miles23

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 Q6021625The 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 1658820. 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.