BlockTrescape, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the East Kern census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93501. The Survey maps it on the Mojave NE quadrangle. It stands 2,625 feet above sea level. 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
1915 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 63 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 28 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.
- 1915 USGS Mojave quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Mojave quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Mojave quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Mojave NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Tehachapi quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Trescape (historical) between 1998 and 2015, burning about 1,579 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 0910 |
| 18 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | JOSHUA 09 |
| 14 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Desert District | CALCITY |
| 24 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 0909 |
| 21 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 30 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 18 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | California Desert District | UNNAMED FIRE 0930 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Trescape (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambio (historical) | 4.3 miles | 28 | |
| Neuralia (historical) | 4.4 miles | 28 | |
| California City | 4.9 miles | 25 | |
| Fram (historical) | 6.5 miles | 28 | |
| Chaffee | 7.1 miles | 28 | |
| Sage (historical) | 7.3 miles | 28 | |
| Mojave | 7.9 miles | 28 | |
| Cinco | 8.8 miles | 27 |
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 Q7838755 | The 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 1703070. 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.