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Primero, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Orosi-Cutler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93646. The Survey maps it on the Orange Cove South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Primero within Tulare County

Then and now

1922 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Primero (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Primero (historical), surveyed 1922

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 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

387 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 387 fires within 5 miles of Primero (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,343 acres in total. None started naturally. 175 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/incendiarism175
Missing data/not specified/undetermined117
Equipment and vehicle use46
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Debris and open burning19
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony2
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 2003Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresTulare UnitMASSIE
9 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTulare UnitALTA#5
9 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTulare UnitHUERTA
9 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitHILLS
8 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitCHURCH
8 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined160 acresFresno-Kings UnitHILLS VALLEY
8 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitTULARE COUNTY #71
8 September 1993Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTulare UnitEAST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Primero (historical): 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Granite, Uranium, 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
BezzaridesUraniumProspect
DickeyGranitePast Producer
Dinuba Magnesite Co.MagnesitePast Producer
Ledbetter 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
Orosi4.0 miles22
East Orosi4.0 miles22
Sultana4.9 miles22
Tokay5.2 miles22
Cutler5.5 miles22
Enson5.6 miles23
Wyeth5.8 miles22
North Dinuba6.3 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702964. 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.