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Stewart, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Salida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95356. The Survey maps it on the Salida quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Stewart within Stanislaus County

Then and now

1915 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Stewart (historical), surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Stewart (historical), surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

310 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 310 fires within 5 miles of Stewart (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 227 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 34 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/undetermined230
Arson/incendiarism34
Equipment and vehicle use18
Smoking13
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning2
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 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras Unitnot named
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras Unitnot named
7 September 2005Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2007Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stanislaus County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Stewart (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Main Riverbank PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Stanislaus 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
North McHenry0.6 miles20
Del Rio0.8 miles20
Meyers (historical)1.2 miles20
McHenry1.7 miles20
Standiford3.0 miles20
Riverbank3.7 miles17
Salida4.7 miles20
Aurora5.0 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1662157. 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.