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Prewit, California

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Strathmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93267. It lies near Frazier Valley. The Survey maps it on the Lindsay quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Prewit within Tulare County

Then and now

1928 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 65 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Prewit (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Prewit (historical), surveyed 1928

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

435 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 435 fires within 5 miles of Prewit (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,332 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 139 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
Arson/incendiarism139
Missing data/not specified/undetermined132
Equipment and vehicle use87
Misuse of fire by a minor26
Smoking20
Debris and open burning20
Recreation and ceremony5
Natural3
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Firearms and explosives use1

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 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitKNUTSON
6 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitSTATE CALIFORIA #72
6 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCentral California DistrictZIKE
5 September 2003Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresCentral California DistrictZIKE
5 September 1993Debris and open burning3.0 acresTulare UnitSINER
30 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitDAVILA
29 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresTulare UnitPIERRO
28 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitPETERSON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Prewit (historical): 13 past producers, 9 prospects, 4 occurrences, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Copper, Chromium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blue CrystalCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
Cemetery Borrow PitGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gill Ranch DepositManganeseOccurrenceRhodonite
Simons Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unnamed LocationGemstoneOccurrence
E.A. Orton PropertyTalc-SoapstonePast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Cement & Aggregate Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed LocationTalc-SoapstoneProspect
Brown Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Tulare 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
Mirador0.8 miles18
Portex (historical)1.0 miles18
Gillete1.2 miles18
El Mirador1.2 miles18
Tiffin (historical)1.7 miles18
Abilene1.9 miles18
Strathmore2.2 miles18
Orlem (historical)2.5 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661911. 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.