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San Joaquin River Estates, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Madera Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93636. The Survey maps it on the Fresno North quadrangle. It stands 344 feet above sea level.

San Joaquin River Estates within Madera County

Then and now

1921 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of San Joaquin River Estates, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of San Joaquin River Estates, surveyed 1921

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 20 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

427 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 427 fires within 5 miles of San Joaquin River Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,382 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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/undetermined265
Equipment and vehicle use73
Smoking27
Arson/incendiarism25
Misuse of fire by a minor23
Debris and open burning11
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural1

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitAVE 12 / RD 38
9 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2007Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitI-5
9 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use125 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitARNOLD
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFresno-Kings Unitnot named
7 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFresno-Kings Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madera County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of San Joaquin River Estates: 12 producers, 5 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Gold, Clay. 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
Anderson Rock Co.Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pinedale Rock Co. PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Raymond Quarry Plant No. 2GraniteProducer
San Joaqin RockGold, SilverPast Producer
Hans Sumpe Pit and MillClayProducer
Trigo PitClayPast Producer
Herndon PitGoldOccurrence
R.M. Rock ProductsSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer
Miller BrosStoneUnknown
River View Rock CoStoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Madera 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
Rolling Hills2.9 miles20
Madera Ranchos5.8 miles19
Gregg6.5 miles19
Bonadelle Ranchos Nine6.7 miles20
Sumner Hill7.3 miles20
Bonadelle Ranchos8.2 miles19
Trigo8.3 miles19
Irrigosa9.2 miles19

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 Q7414401The 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 1812812. 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.