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Orange Blossom, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Oakdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95361. It sits by Lovers Leap. The Survey maps it on the Knights Ferry quadrangle.

Orange Blossom within Stanislaus County

Then and now

1916 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Orange Blossom, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Orange Blossom, surveyed 1916

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

213 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Orange Blossom between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,954 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined89
Equipment and vehicle use78
Arson/incendiarism17
Debris and open burning11
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1

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
8 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitHWY 108 / KENNEDY RD
8 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitSCHELL
8 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitMAXWELL
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitFRYMIRE
5 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitRODDEN
3 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionORANGE BLOSSOM RD OAKDAL
3 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLANCASTER
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras Unit28

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stanislaus County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Orange Blossom: 10 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mineral Pigments. 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
Winkler PropertyClayOccurrence
California Ocher Mining Co.Mineral PigmentsOccurrence
VoyleMineral PigmentsPast Producer
Weidman RanchMineral PigmentsOccurrence
Bartlett RanchStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
California Ochre Mining CoStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
VoyleStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Weidman Ranch DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Ardis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Choat Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Stanislaus 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
Knights Ferry2.6 miles19
Arnold (historical)3.4 miles19
East Oakdale4.7 miles15
Paulsell6.4 miles14
Oakdale7.4 miles15
Adela7.7 miles15
Warnerville8.4 miles14
Claribel8.6 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2805270. 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.