BlockSpa, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Earlimart census division. The Survey maps it on the Alpaugh quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1929 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 64 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1929 USGS Alpaugh quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Earlimart quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Alpaugh quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Alpaugh quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Delano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
176 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 176 fires within 5 miles of Spa (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,623 acres in total. None started naturally. 42 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/undetermined | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULARE 68 |
| 6 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Pixley National Wildlife Refuge | HIGHWAY |
| 6 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 450 acres | Tulare Unit | SANTA FE #4 |
| 29 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | PG&E #1 |
| 24 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Tulare Unit | VALASCO |
| 20 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Tulare Unit | PG&E # 3 |
| 2 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Tulare Unit | LOPEZ |
| 19 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pixley National Wildlife Refuge | DE BOER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Spa (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tungsten. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoil | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Angiola | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Alpaugh | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| West Alpaugh (historical) | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Allensworth | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Blanco | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Pixley | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Turnbull (historical) | 8.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661916. 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.