Panoche, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the San Benito-Bitterwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95043. It stands on Griswold Creek. The Survey maps it on the Panoche quadrangle. It stands 1,220 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1913 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 69 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
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.
- 1913 USGS Panoche quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Panoche Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Panoche Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Panoche quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Mendota quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Panoche between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,464 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 8 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | IDRIA |
| 2 September 2019 | Firearms and explosives use | 167 acres | Central California District | ANTELOPE |
| 15 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ANTELOPE |
| 29 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | PANOCHE RD / ANTELOPE CRE |
| 2 August 2003 | Natural | 30 acres | Central California District | PANOCHE |
| 9 July 2016 | Firearms and explosives use | 60 acres | Central California District | MERCURY |
| 3 July 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 acres | Central California District | PANOCHE |
| 23 July 2006 | Natural | 15 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CABEU002689 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Panoche: 6 prospects, 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Central San Benito | Mercury | Producer | ||
| Dar | Mercury | Past Producer | 1956 | |
| Dar Prospect | Mercury | Producer | ||
| Dar Prospect | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| El Cajon | Mercury | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| El Cajon | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Lea - Grant | Mercury | Past Producer | 1940 | |
| Lea-Grant Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | ||
| Mitchell | Mercury | Past Producer | 1942 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Panoche in 2 storm reports in 2021: 1 flood, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | Debris Flow | Panoche | $4,500,000 | Mudslide on Panoche Rd. Preliminary damage estimates from public works. |
| January 2021 | Flood | Panoche | $3,500,000 | New Idria Rd from Panoche Valley to 20 plus miles south, road completely washed out. Exact time of damage unknown, estimate sent by public works. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanada | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| San Benito | 14.5 miles | 20 | |
| Idria | 15.0 miles | 21 | |
| Pinnacles | 17.1 miles | 24 | |
| Bitterwater | 17.4 miles | 23 | |
| Paicines | 25.3 miles | 21 | |
| Tres Pinos | 29.1 miles | 24 | |
| Vineyard (historical) | 31.1 miles | 26 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Panoche | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474754 | The 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 252760. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










