BlockVaccaro, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Arvin-Lamont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93203. The Survey maps it on the Arvin quadrangle. It stands 423 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
1914 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1914 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1914 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1930 USGS Arvin quadrangle1:31680
- 1933 USGS Arvin quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Arvin quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Tehachapi quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Arvin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Vaccaro (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 667 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 25 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 11 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 acres | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 30 August 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Vaccaro (historical): 1 producer. All of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvin Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arvin | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Edmundson Acres | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Mitchells Corner | 2.5 miles | 28 | |
| Di Giorgio | 4.5 miles | 29 | |
| Ribier | 5.3 miles | 29 | |
| Patch | 5.9 miles | 29 | |
| Weedpatch | 6.1 miles | 28 | |
| Lamont | 6.9 miles | 29 |
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 Q7907925 | 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 1662069. 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.