BlockLincoln, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Chowchilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93610. The Survey maps it on the Chowchilla quadrangle. It stands 171 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
1918 to 1983The 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
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1918 USGS Chowchilla quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Athlone quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Chowchilla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Chowchilla quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Chowchilla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Merced quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
239 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,522 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 | 138 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | TRIPLE B |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | 152 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | HWY 152 E/ RD 9 |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | 10 |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | 16 |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | SLOUGH |
| 4 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | BERENDA #6 |
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RD 14 / AVE 22 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains (historical) | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Tillman (historical) | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Dairyland | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Ovejo (historical) | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Tyler (historical) | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ash (historical) | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Chowchilla | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Califa (historical) | 8.6 miles | 19 |
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 Q6550388 | 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 1666158. 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.