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Jones Corner, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Porterville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93257. The Survey maps it on the Porterville quadrangle.

Jones Corner within Tulare County

Then and now

1929 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 64 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Jones Corner, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Jones Corner, surveyed 1929

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

298 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 298 fires within 5 miles of Jones Corner between 1992 and 2019, burning about 44,142 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 89 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/undetermined92
Arson/incendiarism89
Equipment and vehicle use49
Misuse of fire by a minor33
Smoking17
Debris and open burning14
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1

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 1992Debris and open burning1.0 acresTulare UnitBATCH
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePixley National Wildlife RefugeSC. CAL. #103
7 September 1993Debris and open burning2.0 acresTulare UnitRIVERBOTTOM #30
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitTULE #26
4 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTulare UnitVALLEY
30 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreTulare UnitAPCD #199
30 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresTulare UnitTULARE COUNTY #83
3 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitSPIVEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jones Corner: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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
Brock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nanceville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Reservation Road Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Nanceville1.8 miles23
Cotton Center1.9 miles22
Poplar2.1 miles22
Vincent2.4 miles22
Monache (historical)3.0 miles23
Pleasant Grove (historical)3.5 miles22
Westfield3.7 miles23
Lisko4.3 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 244127. 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.