BlockLairds Corner, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Tipton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93272. The Survey maps it on the Woodville quadrangle.
Then and now
1928 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 65 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 22 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.
- 1928 USGS Woodville quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Woodville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Woodville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Visalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
183 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Lairds Corner between 1992 and 2007, burning about 784 acres in total. None started naturally. 41 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 | 58 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | BATCH |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | VALLEY |
| 29 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Tulare Unit | RAMIREZ |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | SIMOES |
| 22 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Tulare Unit | ALEXANDER-EDISON#5 |
| 21 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | ST.OF CA#111 |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | PHILLIPS |
| 2 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULARE COUNTY #73 |
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 Lairds Corner: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowes Corner | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Woodville | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Pleasant Grove (historical) | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Alfac (historical) | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Tipton | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Poplar | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Quail | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Cotton Center | 4.8 miles | 22 |
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 Q122595272 | 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 252918. 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.