Lucca, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Lindsay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93247. It lies near Todds Hill. The Survey maps it on the Lindsay 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
11 surveys from 18 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 Lindsay quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Lindsay quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
403 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 403 fires within 5 miles of Lucca between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,270 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 180 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/incendiarism | 180 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 111 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | STATE CALIFORIA #72 |
| 6 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Central California District | ZIKE |
| 5 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Central California District | ZIKE |
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | S.J.V.R. #11 |
| 30 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | DAVILA |
| 3 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ROCK 2 |
| 3 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Tulare Unit | SJVRR # 13 |
| 29 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 77 acres | Tulare Unit | ROCKY 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Lucca: 16 past producers, 10 prospects, 5 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Magnesite, Copper, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Crystal | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Lindsay Chrysoprase | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| E.A. Orton Property | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Earl Smith Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Gill Ranch Chromite Deposits | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Unnamed Location | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Cole Property | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Cole Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Unnamed Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Gill Mine | Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonyville | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Sides (historical) | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Burr | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Reynolds (historical) | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Vance | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Grey Rocks (historical) | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Hawkins (historical) | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lindsay | 2.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660961. 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.










