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Ivory, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Dinuba census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93654. The Survey maps it on the Reedley quadrangle.

Ivory within Tulare County

Then and now

1922 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ivory, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Ivory, surveyed 1922

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 23 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

333 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 333 fires within 5 miles of Ivory between 1992 and 2020, burning about 800 acres in total. None started naturally. 46 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/undetermined135
Debris and open burning63
Equipment and vehicle use60
Arson/incendiarism46
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionS BUTTONWILLOW AV REEDLE
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitFRANK 2
7 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitJOST
6 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitE SOUTH AV /S LAC JAC AV
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFresno-Kings UnitHUNT
5 September 2009Debris and open burning5.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitNAVEL
5 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitFKU39060
4 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFresno-Kings UnitFKU 9229

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare 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 Ivory: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, 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
Dinuba Magnesite Co.MagnesitePast Producer
Mont Lasalle Vineyard PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
North Dinuba1.5 miles23
Dinuba2.6 miles23
Enson2.6 miles23
Tokay3.6 miles22
Delft Colony4.1 miles23
Sultana4.7 miles22
Smyrna (historical)4.7 miles22
London6.5 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658845. 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.