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Rivergrove, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bakersfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93308. The Survey maps it on the Oil Center quadrangle.

Rivergrove within Kern County

Then and now

1906 to 1992

The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Rivergrove, surveyed 1992
Topographic sheet of Rivergrove, surveyed 1906

Compare 1906 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 34 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

454 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 454 fires within 5 miles of Rivergrove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26,151 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 91 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/undetermined270
Arson/incendiarism91
Equipment and vehicle use46
Misuse of fire by a minor24
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Smoking5
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
Fireworks1
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 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKern County Fire Departmentnot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKern County Fire Departmentnot named
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kern County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Rivergrove: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Silver. 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
C and H Materials CoGold, SilverPast Producer
China Grade FlatsGold, SilverPast Producer
Griffith Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverPast Producer
River Rock Co. PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Round Mountain AreaGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Unnamed ProspectGypsum-AnhydriteProspect
Ebers and Heaps PropertyGoldProducer
Pasadena MineGoldProducer
Scorpion ClaimGoldProducer
Bluff Site PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Kern 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
Goodmanville0.4 miles34
Oil City1.3 miles34
Choctaw Valley3.2 miles34
Maltha3.2 miles34
Bakersfield Country Club3.4 miles34
La Cresta3.9 miles34
East Bakersfield4.0 miles34
Hillcrest4.1 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2804561. 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.