BlockKettleman Station, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Stratford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93239. It stands on Arroyo Robador. The Survey maps it on the Los Viejos quadrangle. It stands 312 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 79 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
12 surveys from 25 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 Lost Hills quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1930 USGS Middle Dome quadrangle1:31680
- 1934 USGS Los Viejos Hills quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS La Rambla quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Los Viejos quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Delano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Kettleman Station between 1993 and 2017, burning about 184 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CABEU 003756 |
| 8 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | FOURTY ONE |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.9 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | AVENAL 3 |
| 31 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 July 2017 | Firearms and explosives use | 1.6 acres | Central California District | LOCKWOOD |
| 26 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 1 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 110 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | HWY.33 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kettleman Station: 3 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettleman City | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Millham City (historical) | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Murray | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Hydril | 7.2 miles | 23 | |
| Reef Station | 8.3 miles | 25 | |
| Avenal | 8.8 miles | 25 | |
| Stratford | 15.1 miles | 21 | |
| Acebedo | 17.1 miles | 21 |
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 Q14682958 | 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 1660835. 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.