Nanceville, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Porterville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93257. The Survey maps it on the Porterville quadrangle.
Then and now
1929 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 64 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 23 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.
- 1929 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:24000, 6 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
613 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 613 fires within 5 miles of Nanceville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 45,498 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 281 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 | 281 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 153 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 79 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 54 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | RIVERBOTTOM #22 |
| 8 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | PETTIS |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | RIVERBOTTOM #30 |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | HARBISON |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULE #26 |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | LIME |
| 6 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Tulare Unit | ORDUNO |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | BROOMBAUGH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Nanceville: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Limestone, General, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Moulin Mine | Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Holdridge | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| James Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | 1915, 1916 | |
| James Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Lewis Hill Chromite Prospect | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Brock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nanceville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quiram & Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reservation Road Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nanceville in 1 storm report in 2019: 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Nanceville | - | Several media reports of a cold air funnel northwest of Porterville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monache (historical) | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Jones Corner | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Westfield | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Lisko | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Porterville | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Roche | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Zante | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Ponca | 3.5 miles | 23 |
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 Q122566546 | 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 1661086. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










