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Talbert, California

47 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the North Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92708. The Survey maps it on the Newport Beach quadrangle.

Talbert within Orange County

Then and now

1896 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Talbert, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Talbert, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 47 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

403 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 403 fires within 5 miles of Talbert between 2005 and 2020, burning about 150 acres in total. None started naturally. 58 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/undetermined255
Arson/incendiarism58
Equipment and vehicle use27
Misuse of fire by a minor23
Smoking23
Debris and open burning16
Recreation and ceremony1

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
8 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
8 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOrange County Fire Authoritynot named
3 September 2006Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Talbert: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Huntington Beach Asphalt and RockSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Huntington Beach Plant Sully-MillerSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
La Bolsa Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co.ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Orange County

Storms near this place

2 since 2023

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Talbert in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023Thunderstorm WindTalbert$1,000A large mature pine tree was knocked down near the intersection of MacArthur and Main Street. Tree diameter was estimated to be around 3 feet, with lots of debris and branches also down.
February 2024Flash FloodTalbert-Orange County Fire rescued a person from floodwaters at Sunflower Ave and Fairview Road.

Every storm recorded in Orange 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.

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1765978. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.