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Turnbull, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Tipton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93212. It stands on Deep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Corcoran quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Turnbull within Tulare County

Then and now

1928 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 65 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Turnbull (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Turnbull (historical), surveyed 1928

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

88 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Turnbull (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 3,455 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined40
Arson/incendiarism18
Equipment and vehicle use14
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural2

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 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitTULARE COUNTY #121
6 September 2002Smokingunder an acrePixley National Wildlife RefugeHIGHWAY
6 September 1992Power generation/transmission/distribution10 acresCentral California DistrictMID OIL
4 September 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined250 acresTulare UnitHANSON
21 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGrasslands Wildlife Management AreaALMOND
21 September 1998Debris and open burning20 acresTulare UnitAPCD #146
20 September 1996Smokingunder an acreTulare UnitPG&E # 3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare 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
Blanco1.0 miles19
Angiola4.7 miles22
Waukena6.2 miles19
Spa (historical)8.4 miles22
Stoil10.3 miles22
Paige10.6 miles19
Tipton11.0 miles20
West Alpaugh (historical)11.1 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661922. 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.