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Vanormer, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Patterson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95363. It stands on Salado Creek. The Survey maps it on the Patterson quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Vanormer within Stanislaus County

Then and now

1916 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 62 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Vanormer (historical), surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Vanormer (historical), surveyed 1916

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

123 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Vanormer (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,214 acres in total. None 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/undetermined66
Equipment and vehicle use44
Arson/incendiarism6
Debris and open burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitI 5 / SPERRY RD
25 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
2 September 2020Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSanta Clara Unitnot named
17 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use2.8 acresSanta Clara UnitSPERRY 4
15 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitPOPPY AV / MARISA DR
15 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitDIABLO
11 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitDEL PUERTO CYN.
11 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitDEL PUERTO CYN.# 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stanislaus County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Vanormer (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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
J J Cummings and Thos WolfSilicaOccurrence
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unidentified Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Zacharias Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Patterson2.1 miles19
Westley4.5 miles20
Grayson4.8 miles20
Jet5.2 miles21
Tuolumne City (historical)7.3 miles20
Crows Landing8.3 miles21
Halley (historical)8.5 miles20
Diablo Grande9.0 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1703093. 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.