BlockVestal, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Earlimart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93218. The Survey maps it on the Richgrove quadrangle.
Then and now
1929 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 64 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1929 USGS Richgrove quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Terra Bella quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Richgrove quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1993 USGS Delano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Vestal between 1992 and 2018, burning about 486 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | TULARE COUNTY #133 |
| 30 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Tulare Unit | STATE OF CALIF. #47 |
| 27 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Tulare Unit | RAILROAD |
| 20 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Tulare Unit | DELGADO |
| 20 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | AYON |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | DHILLON |
| 14 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | SANTILLANO |
| 10 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULARE COUNTY #195 |
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 Vestal: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Up | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orris | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Richgrove | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Ducor | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Trocha | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Jovista | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Terra Bella | 8.7 miles | 20 | |
| Radnor | 9.4 miles | 23 | |
| Fountain Springs | 9.6 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 251007. 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.