BlockTaison, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Thornton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95242. The Survey maps it on the Thornton 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
1894 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 99 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 24 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.
- 1894 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS New Hope quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS New Hope quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Thornton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Taison (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central California District | 22 |
| 13 August 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Central California District | LEVEE |
| 17 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Central California District | FRANKLIN |
| 29 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | not named |
| 22 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central California District | CRP VC |
| 13 June 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Cordelia Fire Protection District | CRP PLATFORM |
| 12 June 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Central California District | PRESERVE |
| 27 May 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central California District | LOSTSLOUGH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope (historical) | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Thornton | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Mokelumne City | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| New Hope Landing | 4.6 miles | 24 | |
| Eagle Tree (historical) | 5.5 miles | 22 | |
| Woodbridge | 6.7 miles | 23 | |
| Acampo | 7.2 miles | 23 | |
| Collierville | 7.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666011. 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.