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Trimmer, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93657. It lies near Hacker Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Trimmer quadrangle. It stands 1,030 feet above sea level.

Trimmer within Fresno County

Then and now

1922 to 2004

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Trimmer, surveyed 2004
Topographic sheet of Trimmer, surveyed 1922

Compare 1922 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 30 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

118 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Trimmer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,130 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 52 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
Arson/incendiarism52
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Equipment and vehicle use18
Debris and open burning6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural2
Other causes2
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2004Other causes125 acresSierra National ForestTRIMMER
8 September 1994Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCentral California Agencynot named
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSierra National ForestMORE
7 September 1994Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCentral California Agencynot named
3 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined157 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSUNNY
3 September 1993Arson/incendiarism50 acresFresno-Kings UnitSYCAMORE #19
3 September 1993Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitSYCAMORE #20
3 September 1993Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresFresno-Kings UnitSYCAMORE #22

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fresno County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 96 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 96 workings within 5 miles of Trimmer: 33 occurrences, 32 past producers, 14 unknowns, 10 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Gold, Copper, Manganese. 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
Hacker Mountain MineGold, Iron, Silver, TungstenProspect
Jack Sprat Number OneChromium, IronPast Producer1917
Long Ledge No. 3Chromium, Iridium, Palladium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, PlatinumProducerChromite
Long Ledge No.OneIron, ChromiumPast Producer1916
Ralph Hill Asbestos MineAsbestosProspect
Unnamed LocationGraphiteOccurrence
Unnamed LocationFeldsparOccurrence
Unnamed MinesGemstoneOccurrence
Vance PropertyMagnesiteOccurrence
Woods PropertyGold, ManganeseOccurrence

Every working recorded in Fresno County

Storms near this place

1 since 2024

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trimmer in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 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
November 2024FloodTrimmer-California Highway Patrol reported a rock slide blocking both lanes on Trimmer Springs Rd. at Big Creek Rd. near Pine Flat Reservoir.

Every storm recorded in Fresno 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
Piedra8.0 miles30
Balch Camp9.2 miles26
Tollhouse9.6 miles26
Bretz Mill9.6 miles28
Rodgers Crossing9.8 miles25
Avocado9.8 miles30
Gravesboro11.0 miles30
Sentinel (historical)11.2 miles26

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.

Wikipedia article on TrimmerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7842248The 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 1660028. 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.