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Stomar, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Newman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95360. It stands on Crow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newman quadrangle.

Stomar within Stanislaus County

Then and now

1917 to 1978

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 Stomar, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Stomar, surveyed 1917

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

97 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Stomar between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,619 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined53
Equipment and vehicle use30
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism5
Smoking2
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitDAVIS
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSANCHES RD /N CANAL SCHOO
8 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitCOTTA
4 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPOVERTY FLAT
26 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitVANVELDHUIZEN
22 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSanta Clara UnitNEWMAN FARMS
21 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitOOJ
18 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitN CANAL SCHOOL RD / BRA 3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stanislaus County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Stomar: 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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
Frank B Marks and SonsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
J C ScanlonSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Marks Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Newman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Orestimba Mine and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Toni FranciscoSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

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
Timba1.5 miles19
Crows Landing2.6 miles21
Newman3.6 miles19
Hills Ferry3.6 miles17
Jet5.7 miles21
Patterson8.8 miles19
Chemurgic9.7 miles16
Hatch10.0 miles16

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 Q122598025The 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 252809. 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.