Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1922.
One of 44 National Register listings published here for Fresno County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 233 fires within 5 miles of Orange Cove Santa Fe Railway Depot between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,161 acres in total. None started naturally. 62 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 | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | MASSIE |
| 9 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Tulare Unit | ALTA#5 |
| 9 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | HILLS |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | HILLS VALLEY |
| 8 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | TULARE COUNTY #71 |
| 8 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fresno-Kings Unit | FKU 9367 |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fresno-Kings Unit | CRAWFORD AV /E JEFFERSON |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | AGCAYAB |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Orange Cove Santa Fe Railway Depot: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinuba Magnesite Co. | Magnesite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orange Cove, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 4 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Cove | $60,000 | County officials reported a large tree downed onto a house from severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Cove | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind blew down trees and powerlines near Orange Cove in Fresno County. Further damage was caused by small hail (less than 3/4" diameter) on crops from Fresno to Visalia including the communities of Reedley...Dinuba...Orosi...Exeter...Kingsburg...and Farmersville. Fresno County estimated $16.4M damage with $14.8M occurring in the Reedley area alone. The following were estimated as being damaged: 4000 acres citrus...152 acres apples...127 acres grapes...and a number of other stone fruit crops. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Orange Cove | - | Public report of a canal overflowing onto the roadway on eastbound Adams Ave. just east of Wakefield Ave. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Orange Cove | - | Public report of roadway flooding on Anchor Ave. just north of Adams Ave which resulted in Anchor Ave. being closed. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Orange Cove | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on Summer Ave. west of Orange Cove. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Orange Cove | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at the intersection of Park Blvd. and Hills Valley Rd. in Orange Cove. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Orange Cove | - | While the largest hail fell in the vicinity of Orange Cove...frequent lightning with this event continued at least until 1801 PDT based on spotter reports. |
| May 2000 | Heavy Rain | Orange Cove | - | 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.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Reedley National Bank | 7.9 miles | 1985 |
 | Reedley Opera House Complex | 7.9 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000668 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Fresno County | All 44 listed properties in this county. |
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