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Timba, 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. The Survey maps it on the Newman quadrangle.

Timba 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 Timba, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Timba, 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

147 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Timba between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,640 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined89
Equipment and vehicle use30
Debris and open burning10
Arson/incendiarism7
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes1
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 1994Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitBABYMOON
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 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGrasslands Wildlife Management AreaNETHERTON
4 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPOVERTY FLAT
3 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitBORBA
26 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitPRESTON
22 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSanta Clara UnitNEWMAN FARMS

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 Timba: 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
Stomar1.5 miles19
Newman2.1 miles19
Hills Ferry2.8 miles17
Crows Landing4.1 miles21
Jet7.2 miles21
Chemurgic10.3 miles16
Patterson10.3 miles19
Hatch10.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660002. 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.