BlockStriplin, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the South Sutter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95659. It lies near Auburn Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Verona 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
1910 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 84 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
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1910 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Knights Landing quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Verona quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Verona quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Striplin (historical) between 1993 and 2018, burning about 122 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MOORE |
| 24 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | CATLETT |
| 8 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catlett | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| East Nicolaus | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Nicolaus | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Trowbridge | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 4.4 miles | 27 | |
| Cornelius (historical) | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Chandler (historical) | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Rio Oso | 6.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1703430. 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.