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Saint Johns, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Woodlake-Three Rivers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93286. It stands on Antelope Creek. The Survey maps it on the Woodlake quadrangle.

Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Saint Johns, surveyed 1928

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

232 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Saint Johns between 1992 and 2018, burning about 4,353 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 77 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/incendiarism77
Equipment and vehicle use67
Missing data/not specified/undetermined52
Debris and open burning20
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTulare UnitDRY
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitCOUNTY OF TULARE#74
7 September 1992Arson/incendiarism20 acresTulare UnitBAUER
6 September 1996Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTulare UnitGILL
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitTULARE CO # 72
5 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitSTATE OF CA #71
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitVALLEY
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarism11 acresTulare UnitBADGER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Saint Johns: 5 prospects, 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Magnesite. 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
Exeter PitClayProducer
Goodale DepositFeldsparPast Producer
GrantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hanggi Ranch DepositAsbestos, MagnesiteProspect
Venice HillsNickelOccurrenceGarnierite
Venice HillsChromium, Cobalt, Iron, NickelProspect1956
DavisTungstenOccurrence
DavisTungstenUnknown
Naranjo DepositsMagnesiteProspect
Agnes FletcherGoldProspect

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
Woodlake2.0 miles19
Fane2.2 miles20
Woodlake Junction2.2 miles19
Naranjo2.3 miles19
Lindcove2.6 miles23
Hillmaid2.8 miles21
Goodale2.9 miles19
Sequoia3.1 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661359. 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.