BlockLa Branza, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Merced census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95333. The Survey maps it on the Plainsburg quadrangle. It stands 220 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.
Then and now
1919 to 1983The 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 sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1919 USGS Plainsberg quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Athlone quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Plainsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Chowchilla quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Plainsburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Merced quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
447 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 447 fires within 5 miles of La Branza (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,312 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 | 292 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 81 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
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 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | ROADSIDE 13762 |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | BERENDA |
| 8 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | FARMER |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | 26 |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | HWY 99 S/ VISTA AV |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grasslands Wildlife Management Area | WELCH |
| 7 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RIVER |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | HARVEY PETTIT RD / MINT 4 |
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 La Branza (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss Ranch | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Plainsburg | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Le Grand | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Dickenson (historical) | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lingard | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Burchell (historical) | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Marguerite (historical) | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Planada | 8.0 miles | 15 |
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 Q6461326 | 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 1661988. 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.