BlockKadota, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Merced census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95341. The Survey maps it on the Merced quadrangle. It stands 194 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 69 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
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1914 USGS Merced quadrangle1:31680
- 1917 USGS Merced quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Merced quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Merced quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Merced quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Merced quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Merced quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
885 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 885 fires within 5 miles of Kadota between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,521 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 67 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 | 499 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 146 |
| Debris and open burning | 96 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Smoking | 35 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | NORTH BEAR CREEK DR E MCK |
| 9 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | DUNN |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BERMUDA |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grasslands Wildlife Management Area | VASSAR |
| 9 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | BROCCO |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | STRETCH RD MCKEE |
| 8 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ATHLONE |
| 8 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | WHEALAN |
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 Kadota: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek | 0.3 miles | 16 | |
| Tuttle | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Calpack | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Merced | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lingard | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Planada | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bellevue (historical) | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Plainsburg | 6.3 miles | 16 |
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 Q6345666 | The 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 1659738. 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.