Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1922.
“The Madera County Courthouse is the former county courthouse of Madera County, California. It was built in 1900 using granite quarried within the county.”
Wikipedia article Madera County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Madera County · listed in 1971 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,992 fires within 5 miles of Madera County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,653 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 258 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 | 1038 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 295 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 258 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 151 |
| Debris and open burning | 144 |
| Smoking | 85 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | N D ST / ADELL ST |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MADERA CITY #1769 |
| 9 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MAD#1833 |
| 8 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | AUSTIN ST MADERA_ACRES |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | CASTRO |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | CHEMICAL |
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MAD 1672 |
| 7 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MFD1789 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Madera County Courthouse: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Solo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Madera, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 8 hail, 7 flood, 6 heavy rain, 6 funnel cloud. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2000 | Hail | Madera | 4 hurt, $30,000 | Hail from the day's severe weather activity lead to a multiple-car accident on heavily travelled State Highway 99 on the northbound on-ramp from Avenue 12 in Madera County. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madera | $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Flood | Madera | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Dust Devil | Madera | $500 | A large dust devil developed in the Central San Joaquin Valley in the town of Madera on the 8th. Some minor damage to playground equipment was reported with the dust devil wind. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Madera | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on northbound SR 99 and the W. Cleveland Ave. offramp. |
| January 2021 | Flood | Madera | - | California Highway Patrol reported lane #1 on SR 99 in Madera was closed to pump out ponding water. |
| January 2021 | Flood | Madera | - | The Madera County Sheriffs Office reported roadway flooding due to heavy rain on Daley Rd. in Madera. |
| February 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Madera | - | Public reports of a funnel cloud in Madera. |
| January 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Madera | - | Public report on social media with a photo of a funnel cloud in Madera. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Madera | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on Road 26 at Avenue 17 in Madera Acres. |
| December 2016 | Heavy Rain | Madera | - | Mesowest indicated several reports of 1-1.5 in rain between 1600 PST and 2200 PST. |
| April 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Madera | - | Public report of a funnel cloud near Madera, CA. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Madera | - | Spotter reported three quarter inch hail near Madera, CA. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Madera | - | Public report of three quarter inch hail near Madera, CA. |
| December 2014 | Heavy Rain | Madera | - | Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches reported across the San Joaquin Valley portion Madera county with up to 2.5 inches in the foothills. Nuisance flooding of roadways. |
| February 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Madera | - | Tornado path through rural area over pasture land and fallow crop land. Tornado from a cell on the northern segment of a bowed line of convection. The tornado was a straight-up tube shape on the ground for 10 minutes. |
| April 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Madera | - | Reported just west of Highway 99 at the Fresno/Madera County Line by a Storm Chaser. |
| June 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Madera | - | Short-lived funnel spotted within line of convective activity by trained spotter. |
| February 1998 | Flood | Madera | - | Flooded intersections due to locally heavy rain overwhelming drainage systems. Subsequent runoff through small streams led to levees breaking on Cottonwood creek in the LaVina area south of Madera. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Madera | - | Spotter report of 3/4" hail swath from northwest to southeast along State Highway 99 in Madera County. |
| March 1998 | Flood | Madera | - | Torrential rain and small hail with thunderstorms clogged State Highway 99 with water closing the highway. Numerous vehicle accidents resulted from the flooded and piled-hail condition on the road 7 miles southeast of Madera. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Madera | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Madera | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Madera | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Lightning | Madera | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Heavy Rain | Madera | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Heavy Rain | Madera | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Madera | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madera | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Heavy Rain | Madera | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Madera | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Lightning | Madera | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Heavy Rain | Madera | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 71000162 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madera County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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