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Sequoia, 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 Antelope Valley. The Survey maps it on the Woodlake quadrangle.

Sequoia 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 Sequoia, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Sequoia, 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

223 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 223 fires within 5 miles of Sequoia between 1992 and 2018, burning about 5,734 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 97 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/incendiarism97
Missing data/not specified/undetermined54
Equipment and vehicle use43
Debris and open burning13
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking5
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
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 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitELDERWOOD
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
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarism11 acresTulare UnitBADGER
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTulare UnitBADGER 2
4 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitTULARE COUNTY #118

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sequoia: 4 prospects, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt, Iron, Nickel. 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
Hanggi Ranch DepositAsbestos, MagnesiteProspect
Thomas JacobsCopperProspect
Venice HillsNickelOccurrenceGarnierite
Venice HillsChromium, Cobalt, Iron, NickelProspect1956
Lemon Cove PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Naranjo DepositsMagnesiteProspect
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
Woodlake Junction0.9 miles19
Hillmaid1.3 miles21
Woodlake1.4 miles19
Redbanks1.5 miles21
Elderwood3.1 miles19
Saint Johns3.1 miles19
Naranjo3.3 miles19
Fane4.1 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252981. 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.