Navelencia, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Reedley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93654. It lies near Granite Hill. The Survey maps it on the Wahtoke quadrangle. It stands 420 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1922 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 60 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
13 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.
- 1922 USGS Trimmer quadrangle1:96000
- 1923 USGS Wahtoke quadrangle1:31680
- 1924 USGS Dinuba quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Wahtoke quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1966 USGS Wahtoke quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
284 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Navelencia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,351 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 37 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 | 113 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | FRANK 2 |
| 8 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU 9367 |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | S REED AV REEDLEY |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | CRAWFORD AV /E JEFFERSON |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | WAKE |
| 7 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | KERN FIRE |
| 7 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU-39523 |
| 5 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | NAVEL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Navelencia: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Asbestos. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Navelencia in 7 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 4 flood, 2 debris flow, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Flood | Navelencia | - | Public report of a large boulder in the roadway blocking eastbound lanes of SR 180 just east of Cove Ave. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Navelencia | - | California Highway Patrol reported flooding on SR 180 at Cove Rd. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Navelencia | - | California Highway Patrol reported SR 180 at Alta Ave was flooded. |
| January 2021 | Debris Flow | Navelencia | - | California Highway Patrol reproted a large boulder blocking the east bound lane of SR 180. |
| December 2021 | Debris Flow | Navelencia | - | California Highway Patrol reported a rockslide along SR 180 west of Squaw Valley. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Navelencia | - | California Highway Patrol reported 6 to 8 inches of water rushing over the roadway on State Route 180 near Cove Ave. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Navelencia | - | Hail size as reported by a storm spotter ranged from 1/2" to 3/4". |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cella | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Wahtoke | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Minkler | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Oakhurst (historical) | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Orange Cove | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Gravesboro | 6.3 miles | 30 | |
| Centerville | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Reedley | 6.9 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.
| Wikipedia article on Navelencia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6982259 | 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 229434. 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.












