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Worthing, California

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Lindsay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93247. It lies near Chrysoprase Hill. The Survey maps it on the Lindsay quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

457 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 457 fires within 5 miles of Worthing (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 4,529 acres in total. None started naturally. 172 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
Arson/incendiarism172
Missing data/not specified/undetermined125
Equipment and vehicle use80
Misuse of fire by a minor29
Debris and open burning23
Smoking19
Recreation and ceremony6
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Firearms and explosives use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitKNUTSON
6 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitSTATE CALIFORIA #72
6 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCentral California DistrictZIKE
5 September 2003Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresCentral California DistrictZIKE
30 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTulare UnitDAVILA
3 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTulare UnitSJVRR # 13
29 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresTulare UnitPIERRO
28 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTulare UnitPETERSON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulare County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Worthing (historical): 8 past producers, 8 prospects, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Magnesite, Manganese, 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
Blue CrystalCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
Earl Smith MineChromium, IronPast Producer1916
Lindsay ChrysopraseGemstonePast Producer
E.A. Orton PropertyTalc-SoapstonePast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Cement & Aggregate Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed LocationTalc-SoapstoneProspect
Cole PropertyManganeseOccurrence
Cole ProspectManganeseProspect1918
Unnamed Manganese OccurrenceManganeseOccurrence

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
Stout0.3 miles18
Sierra Heights1.1 miles18
Lindsay1.1 miles18
Fayette1.4 miles18
Orlem (historical)2.0 miles18
Hawkins (historical)2.4 miles18
Gillete2.7 miles18
Vance2.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661928. 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.