Zante, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Strathmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93257. The Survey maps it on the Porterville quadrangle. It stands 417 feet above sea level.
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
11 surveys from 23 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 Porterville quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Visalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
691 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 691 fires within 5 miles of Zante between 1992 and 2020, burning about 46,430 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 298 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/incendiarism | 298 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 181 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 99 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 55 |
| Smoking | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | KNUTSON |
| 9 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | RIVERBOTTOM #22 |
| 8 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | PETTIS |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | HARBISON |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULE #26 |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | LIME |
| 5 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Tulare Unit | SINER |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tulare Unit | BROOMBAUGH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Zante: 8 past producers, 5 prospects, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Crystal | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Frazier Valley Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Holdridge | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Gill Mine | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Brock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| James Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | 1915, 1916 | |
| James Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Lewis Hill Chromite Prospect | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Nanceville Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisko | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Westfield | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Abilene | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Strathmore | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Portex (historical) | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Monache (historical) | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Prewit (historical) | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Roche | 3.4 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Zante | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8066267 | 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 253008. 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.










