BlockNares, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the San Joaquin-Tranquillity census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93627. The Survey maps it on the Helm quadrangle. It stands 187 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
1925 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 57 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 17 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.
- 1925 USGS Helm quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Helm quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Helm quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Kerman quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Mendota quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Nares (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 690 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | 8FKU038631 |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | GRAHAM RD /W FLORAL AVE |
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | MADERA I.C |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | KAMM FIRE |
| 7 August 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | GRADE |
| 19 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | W KAMM AV HELM |
| 16 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | 9FKUOO8351 |
| 6 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | 28471 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Nares (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helm Phos-Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Caldwell (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| San Joaquin | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Burrel | 7.0 miles | 22 | |
| Five Points | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Westside | 9.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bender (historical) | 10.2 miles | 22 | |
| McMullin (historical) | 10.9 miles | 19 |
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 Q6965813 | 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 1665645. 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.