BlockJalama, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Lompoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93436. It stands on Jalama Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lompoc Hills quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1905 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 84 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
15 surveys from 29 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.
- 1905 USGS Lompoc quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Lompoc quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Lompoc quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Lompoc quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Lompoc quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Lompoc Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Lompoc quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Lompoc Hills quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Santa Maria quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Jalama (historical) between 1996 and 2017, burning about 8,241 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/undetermined | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 1 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | ASSIST 70 |
| 23 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 19 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 307 acres | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | JALAMA |
| 15 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,782 acres | Los Padres National Forest | SUDDEN RANCH |
| 26 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Santa Barbara County Fire Department | not named |
| 20 October 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Vandenberg Air Force Base Fire Department | SUDDEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Jalama (historical): 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Diatomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalama | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Kunuqug (historical) | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Concepcion | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Shisholop (historical) | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Gato | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| San Augustine | 8.2 miles | 18 | |
| Foothill Estates | 8.5 miles | 32 | |
| Arlight | 8.8 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1693211. 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.