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Jesbel, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Yosemite Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93653. It lies near Rawls Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Raymond quadrangle. It stands 538 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Jesbel 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 Jesbel (historical), surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Jesbel (historical), surveyed 1912

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

158 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Jesbel (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,193 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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/undetermined64
Equipment and vehicle use58
Arson/incendiarism20
Recreation and ceremony7
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Natural1
Debris and open burning1

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 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionRD 600 / WILLOW DR
6 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitFOREST
3 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minor135 acresMerced-Mariposa Unit600
3 September 1993Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitROCKIN RANCH
27 September 2016Arson/incendiarism1.6 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCIMMARRON
27 September 1994Smoking1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitRD.SIDE 279
27 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitLEONEL
21 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitTOSTE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madera County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Jesbel (historical): 17 past producers, 5 prospects, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Gold, Gold, 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
BachCopper, Silver, GoldPast ProducerUnderground
BuchananLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, CobaltPast ProducerVein
Buchenau QuarryStonePast Producer
Copper QueenCopper, Silver, ArsenicPast Producer
Daulton GroupCopper, Silver, Gold, CobaltPast Producer1865, 1942, 1945
Jesse Bell MineCopper, Gold, Cobalt, SilverPast Producer1870
Bach PropertyCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
BagnelliCopper, Gold, SilverUnknown
Daulton Copper MineCopper, ZincPast Producer
Jesse BelleCopper, CobaltPast ProducerReplacement

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
Daulton2.6 miles28
Knowles Junction4.3 miles24
Raymond5.3 miles24
Hillside (historical)5.5 miles24
Knowles6.4 miles23
Talbot (historical)6.7 miles18
Valley Lake Ranchos6.9 miles18
Lake Madera Country Estates7.7 miles28

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 Q6185697The 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 1666155. 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.