Ohm, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Patterson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95385. The Survey maps it on the Vernalis quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1915 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1915 USGS Vernalis quadrangle1:31680
- 1922 USGS Carbona quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Carbona quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Vernalis quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Vernalis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Vernalis quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Ohm between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,175 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 94 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | I 580 / I 5 2 |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CREEK |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | HAYWORTH |
| 29 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | HAMILTON |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ohm: 3 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernalis Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Bird Road Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Solyo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solyo | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Halley (historical) | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Westley | 7.0 miles | 20 | |
| Grayson | 7.0 miles | 20 | |
| Tuolumne City (historical) | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Vanormer (historical) | 11.4 miles | 19 | |
| Salida | 11.9 miles | 20 | |
| Riverdale Park | 12.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659285. 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.










