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Oakhurst, 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 93657. The Survey maps it on the Wahtoke quadrangle. It stands 436 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.

Oakhurst within Fresno County

Then and now

1922 to 1982

The 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 sheet of Oakhurst (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Oakhurst (historical), surveyed 1922

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 23 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

273 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 273 fires within 5 miles of Oakhurst (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,186 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 30 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/undetermined106
Equipment and vehicle use86
Arson/incendiarism30
Debris and open burning24
Smoking9
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitFRANK
9 September 2008Debris and open burning20 acresFresno-Kings UnitBELMONT
8 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFresno-Kings UnitPULLIN
7 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFresno-Kings UnitFKU 38417
7 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresFresno-Kings UnitKERN FIRE
7 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitFKU-39523
7 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFresno-Kings UnitPIEDRA
7 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitWELDON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fresno County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Oakhurst (historical): 6 unknowns, 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Asbestos, Magnesite. 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
H H MinerAsbestosUnknown
Unnamed LocationChromiumUnknown
Unnamed MineMagnesiteUnknown
SecrestStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Tivy Valley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Central Rock & Sand CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Kings RiverSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Kings RiverSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kings RiverSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Fresno 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
Minkler2.0 miles23
Gravesboro2.2 miles30
Elk2.9 miles30
Avocado3.3 miles30
Centerville3.3 miles23
Riverbend3.9 miles21
Cella4.1 miles23
Zediker4.6 miles21

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 Q7073909The 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 1662255. 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.