BlockLankershim, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Madera census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93636. It stands on Little Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gregg quadrangle. It stands 289 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
1922 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 60 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
13 surveys from 19 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.
- 1922 USGS Gregg quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Gregg quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Gregg quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 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
- 1965 USGS Gregg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Herndon quadrangle1:62500
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,267 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,267 fires within 5 miles of Lankershim (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,288 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 140 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 | 677 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 194 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 140 |
| Debris and open burning | 103 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 85 |
| Smoking | 48 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 | MADERA CITY #1769 |
| 9 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | WAGNER |
| 9 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MAD#1833 |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | AVE 11 / RD 33.5 |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RD 32 / AVE 12 |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | KLEINE |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MAD 1672 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | AVENUE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lankershim (historical): 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigo Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fresno River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Friant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Solo 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.
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 Q6487201 | 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 1812797. 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.