BlockJet, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Newman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95313. It stands on Little Salado Creek. The Survey maps it on the Crows Landing quadrangle.
Then and now
1916 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 62 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
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1916 USGS Crows Landing quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Orestimba quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Orestimba quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Crows Landing quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Jet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,301 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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/undetermined | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | DAVIS |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | I 5 / SPERRY RD |
| 4 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | OAK |
| 4 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | POVERTY FLAT |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FINK |
| 26 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | VANVELDHUIZEN |
| 25 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | NEWMAN FARMS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Jet: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Materials Co | Pumice | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crows Landing | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Patterson | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Vanormer (historical) | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Stomar | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Timba | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Hatch | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hills Ferry | 8.6 miles | 17 | |
| Diablo Grande | 8.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252706. 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.