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Martinez, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Coachella Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92274. The Survey maps it on the Valerie quadrangle.

Martinez within Riverside County

Then and now

1904 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Martinez, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Martinez, surveyed 1904

On record in Martinez

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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

605 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 605 fires within 5 miles of Martinez between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,982 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 61 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/undetermined346
Debris and open burning80
Arson/incendiarism61
Equipment and vehicle use49
Recreation and ceremony21
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Smoking19
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside Unit5TH ST / HOME AV
9 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresRiverside UnitLOCAL
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRiverside UnitHOME AV / 5TH ST
7 September 2000Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictLOCAL
6 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHARRISON ST THER
6 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 2716
5 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreRiverside UnitHOME AV / 5TH ST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside 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
One Hundred Palms1.0 miles28
Valerie1.5 miles28
Mecca4.1 miles28
Thermal5.4 miles30
Vista Santa Rosa5.7 miles30
Sandy Korner5.7 miles30
Oasis7.3 miles29
Caleb (historical)7.5 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660996. 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.