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Oak Grove, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Woodlake-Three Rivers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93271. It stands on Grunigen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Case Mountain quadrangle.

Oak Grove within Tulare County

Then and now

1904 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Oak Grove, surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Oak Grove, surveyed 1904

Compare 1904 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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

87 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,377 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 4 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
Natural29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Recreation and ceremony11
Equipment and vehicle use8
Debris and open burning4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes1

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
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictCARINS
4 September 1998Natural1.0 acresSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksEDEN 1
3 September 2003Natural80 acresSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksCOFFEEPOT2
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksORIOLE
3 September 1998Natural1.0 acresSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksCASE MT
3 September 1998Natural2.0 acresTulare UnitCASE
29 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitSIERRA DR THREE_RIVERS 7
27 September 2003Natural1,297 acresSequoia & Kings Canyon National ParksPARADISE 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 2 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten, Uranium, Feldspar. 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
Britton RanchFeldsparOccurrence
GriffithUraniumProspect
Buckeye & Midnight ClaimsTungstenPast Producer
EagleTungstenPast ProducerScheelite
McKeeTungstenOccurrence

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
Hammond3.8 miles28
Potwisha4.6 miles26
Three Rivers6.0 miles28
Kaweah6.8 miles28
Cabin Cove7.4 miles28
Advance7.4 miles26
Silver City7.8 miles28
Pinewood8.6 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656586. 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.