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Merryman, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Exeter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93221. It lies near Yokohl Valley. The Survey maps it on the Rocky Hill quadrangle.

Merryman within Tulare County

Then and now

1925 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Merryman, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Merryman, surveyed 1925

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 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

335 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 335 fires within 5 miles of Merryman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,526 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 111 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/incendiarism111
Missing data/not specified/undetermined102
Equipment and vehicle use73
Debris and open burning21
Smoking10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
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
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitCOUNTY OF TULARE#74
6 September 1996Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTulare UnitGILL
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 2006Arson/incendiarism11 acresTulare UnitBADGER
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTulare UnitBADGER 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Merryman: 15 past producers, 8 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Chromium, Copper, Tungsten. 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
Charter Oaks SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gill Ranch Chromite DepositsChromium, IronPast Producer1917
GrantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hanggi Ranch DepositAsbestos, MagnesiteProspect
Agnes FletcherGoldProspect
Exeter PitClayProducer
PageCopper, GoldUnknown
S.P. Brick and Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
BatyTungstenPast ProducerScheelite
Baty MineTungstenProspect

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
Yokohl1.2 miles23
Matchin1.3 miles20
Venida1.4 miles20
West Venida1.7 miles20
Antes1.8 miles20
Rocky Hill1.8 miles23
Musk (historical)2.4 miles20
Toolville2.7 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252937. 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.