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Pacer, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Santa Maria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93458. The Survey maps it on the Santa Maria quadrangle.

Pacer within Santa Barbara County

Then and now

1905 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Pacer, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Pacer, surveyed 1905

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 29 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

158 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Pacer between 1994 and 2020, burning about 94 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/undetermined110
Equipment and vehicle use14
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Debris and open burning8
Smoking6

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 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSanta Barbara County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
21 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
2 September 2008Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Barbara County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Pacer: 6 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Stone. 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
Betteravia PlantCalciumProducer
Colson Canyon Pit Number 2StoneProducer
Tepusquet Quarry Number OneStone, DimensionUnknown
Airox Inc Casmalia PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Kolrich PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Santa Maria Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Santa Maria River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Santa Barbara 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
Carr1.2 miles27
Midco1.4 miles29
Betteravia1.8 miles27
Gum2.0 miles27
Iremel2.1 miles27
Betteravia Junction2.4 miles27
North Santa Maria2.8 miles29
Bragur3.0 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661165. 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.