Lake Madera Country Estates, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Madera census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93638. The Survey maps it on the Daulton quadrangle. It stands 348 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1912 to 1980The same ground, surveyed 68 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 28 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.
- 1912 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1921 USGS Daulton quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Daulton quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Daulton quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Shaver Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
639 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 639 fires within 5 miles of Lake Madera Country Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,308 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 70 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 | 293 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 141 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 39 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | DURAN |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | PACIFIC DR MADERA_ACRES |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | CASTRO |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | AVE 21 / RD 31 |
| 7 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | FRIED BIRD |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | GREENTREE AV MADERA_ACRE |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | RAYMOND RD / RD 28.5 |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | OPEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lake Madera Country Estates: 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daulton Copper Mine | Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Daulton Group | Copper, Silver, Gold, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1865, 1942, 1945 | |
| Fresno River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Adobe Ranch | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Adobe Ranch | Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Questo | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Questo Mine | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Lake Ranchos | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Talbot (historical) | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| River Road Estates | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Bonadelle Ranchos Five | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Madera Country Club Estates | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Madera Acres | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Storey | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Madera Highlands | 5.2 miles | 18 |
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 Q6476735 | 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 1812765. 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.











