BlockParkfield Junction, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Coalinga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93210. It lies near Long Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Curry Mountain quadrangle. It stands 1,194 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1912 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 75 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.
- 1912 USGS Coalinga quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Coalinga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Coalinga 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 Curry Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Coalinga quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Parkfield Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 44,695 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Central California District | FKU 11609 |
| 30 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | 12153 |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | PARKFIELD |
| 28 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | BROWN |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | LOST |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | FKU 11803 |
| 9 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7,050 acres | Central California District | MINERAL |
| 8 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | PARSONS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Parkfield Junction: 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Gt Montford | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Avery Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Avery Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Avery Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Sunset & Sunrise Deposit | Manganese | Past Producer |
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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q7138468 | 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 252955. 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.