Narbo, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Yosemite Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93614. It stands on Picayune Creek. The Survey maps it on the O'Neals quadrangle. It stands 1,995 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1912 to 1980The 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 sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1912 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Millerton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Millerton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Millerton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS O'Neals quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Shaver Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
436 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 436 fires within 5 miles of Narbo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,761 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 42 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/undetermined | 156 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 108 |
| Debris and open burning | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | SEMINOLE |
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | TRABUCCO |
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | GULCH |
| 8 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | LAKE |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | SPRINGS |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | KLIEWER |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BROKEN |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RD 400 / RD 415 7 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 64 workings within 5 miles of Narbo (historical): 41 past producers, 19 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecke Rare Earth Properties | Titanium, REE | Occurrence | ||
| Owl No. 1 and 2 | Gold, Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Quartz Mtn | Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Waterloo | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Big Ben and Big Ben No. 1 Claims | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Scott Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Stewart and Nuss Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | Rhodonite, Spessartite | |
| Jordan Ranch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pierce Ranch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Glen (historical) | 0.5 miles | 25 | |
| Indian Lakes Estates | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Coarsegold | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Fresno Crossing | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Yosemite Lakes | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Yosemite Lakes Park | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Fine Gold | 4.7 miles | 26 | |
| Magnet (historical) | 5.0 miles | 25 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Narbo (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6965590 | 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 1812721. 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.









