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List, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Exeter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93221. The Survey maps it on the Exeter quadrangle.

List within Tulare County

Then and now

1926 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 67 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of List, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of List, surveyed 1926

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

369 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 369 fires within 5 miles of List between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,034 acres in total. None started naturally. 153 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
Arson/incendiarism153
Missing data/not specified/undetermined109
Equipment and vehicle use57
Debris and open burning16
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Smoking12
Recreation and ceremony5
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitFRIANT
6 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitFLANIKEN
5 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitSTATE OF CA #71
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitVALLEY
5 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitS.J.V.R. #11
4 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitVAN TOL
3 September 2018Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionROCK 2
3 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTulare UnitSJVRR # 13

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of List: 14 past producers, 6 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Magnesite, Manganese, Chromium, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hamilton CopperCopperProspect
Lindsay ChrysopraseGemstonePast Producer
S.P. Brick and Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
Cole PropertyManganeseOccurrence
Cole ProspectManganeseProspect1918
Earl Smith MineChromium, IronPast Producer1916
Gill Ranch Chromite DepositsChromium, IronPast Producer1917
Cross Ranch DepositMagnesiteProspect
Hamilton Ranch DepositMagnesiteProspect
Joyner Bros.MagnesitePast Producer1916

Every working recorded in Tulare County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Toolville1.0 miles23
Grey Rocks (historical)1.3 miles23
Exeter1.6 miles20
Rocky Hill1.8 miles23
Sides (historical)2.2 miles23
Burr2.2 miles18
Antes2.2 miles20
Tonyville2.7 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656564. 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.