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Vincent, California

22 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 93257. The Survey maps it on the Woodville quadrangle.

Vincent 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 Vincent, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Vincent, surveyed 1928

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 22 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

212 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Vincent between 1992 and 2007, burning about 44,085 acres in total. None started naturally. 59 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/undetermined60
Arson/incendiarism59
Equipment and vehicle use39
Misuse of fire by a minor24
Debris and open burning18
Smoking10
Recreation and ceremony2

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 1992Debris and open burning1.0 acresTulare UnitBATCH
7 September 1993Debris and open burning2.0 acresTulare UnitRIVERBOTTOM #30
4 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTulare UnitVALLEY
30 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresTulare UnitTULARE COUNTY #83
3 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTulare UnitSPIVEY
29 September 2002Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTulare UnitWESTWOOD
29 September 1997Smokingunder an acreTulare UnitRAMIREZ
26 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreTulare UnitVERNON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Vincent: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Brock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nanceville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working 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
Cotton Center1.2 miles22
Pleasant Grove (historical)1.3 miles22
Poplar2.1 miles22
Jones Corner2.4 miles23
Woodville2.9 miles22
Harmony3.1 miles22
Nanceville3.9 miles23
Plainview4.2 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1835791. 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.