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Sandspur, 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 lies near Steve Barton Point. The Survey maps it on the Woodlake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Sandspur 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 Sandspur (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Sandspur (historical), 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

198 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Sandspur (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 8,110 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 48 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
Equipment and vehicle use64
Missing data/not specified/undetermined57
Arson/incendiarism48
Debris and open burning14
Natural4
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
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
7 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTulare UnitDRY
6 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitTULARE CO # 72
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarism11 acresTulare UnitBADGER
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTulare UnitBADGER 2
4 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitTULARE COUNTY #118
4 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCentral California DistrictLOMITAS TULARE CO12
30 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitSAULSBURY
30 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitWHITNEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Sandspur (historical): 4 producers, 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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
Goodale DepositFeldsparPast Producer
Naranjo DepositsMagnesiteProspect
Agnes FletcherGoldProspect
DavisTungstenOccurrence
DavisTungstenUnknown
Lemon Cove Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pacific Cement & Aggregate Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer
Richmond Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lemon Cove PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Woodlake Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Citro0.7 miles19
Lemoncove1.2 miles19
Naranjo1.5 miles19
Goodale1.5 miles19
Lindcove3.3 miles23
Saint Johns3.5 miles19
Woodlake3.5 miles19
Woodlake Junction4.5 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666141. 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.