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.
Then and now
1916 to 1994The 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 sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1916 USGS Copperopolis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Copperopolis quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Copperopolis quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Copperopolis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Knights Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Oakdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
213 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 89 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | HWY 108 / KENNEDY RD |
| 8 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | SCHELL |
| 8 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | MAXWELL |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | FRYMIRE |
| 5 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | RODDEN |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ORANGE BLOSSOM RD OAKDAL |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LANCASTER |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | 28 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkler Property | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| California Ocher Mining Co. | Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | ||
| Voyle | Mineral Pigments | Past Producer | ||
| Weidman Ranch | Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | ||
| Bartlett Ranch | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| California Ochre Mining Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Voyle | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Weidman Ranch Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Ardis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Choat Pit and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Ferry | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Arnold (historical) | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| East Oakdale | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Paulsell | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Oakdale | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Adela | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Warnerville | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Claribel | 8.6 miles | 16 |
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.









