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Reka, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sanger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93657. The Survey maps it on the Sanger quadrangle. It stands 361 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Reka within Fresno County

Then and now

1923 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 59 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Reka (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Reka (historical), surveyed 1923

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 19 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

428 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 428 fires within 5 miles of Reka (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,029 acres in total. None started naturally. 40 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/undetermined232
Debris and open burning68
Equipment and vehicle use62
Arson/incendiarism40
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Smoking8
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionE LINCOLN AVE /S GREENWOO
9 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionS BETHEL AVE /E LINCOLN A
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitACADEMY
9 September 2008Debris and open burning20 acresFresno-Kings UnitBELMONT
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHWY 180 /N ACADEMY AV
7 September 2015Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitMADSEN
6 September 2008Debris and open burning3.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitBELMONT
6 September 2001Debris and open burning5.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitFKU 10939.

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fresno County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Reka (historical): 5 producers, 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Beryllium, Chromium, Asbestos. 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
H H MinerAsbestosUnknown
Reported DepositChromiumOccurrence
Unnamed LocationBerylliumProducer
Unnamed LocationBerylliumPast Producer
Central Rock & Sand CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Central Valley Ready MixSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Industrial Asphalt IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Kings RiverSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Kings RiverSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kings River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Fresno 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
Sanger1.3 miles19
Del Rey3.0 miles19
Clotho3.8 miles19
Fargo (historical)4.1 miles19
Centerville4.2 miles23
Wolf4.6 miles20
Miley4.6 miles21
Big Bunch4.8 miles21

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 Q7310588The 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 1665655. 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.