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Antelope, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the East Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96105. The Survey maps it on the Evans Canyon quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Antelope within Sierra County

Then and now

1890 to 2000

The same ground, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Antelope (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Antelope (historical), surveyed 1890

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 25 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

119 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Antelope (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20,974 acres in total. 75 started naturally. 4 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
Natural75
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use7
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning3
Firearms and explosives use3
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeHEINZ
6 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictBRIAR
4 September 2019Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestHASKELL
27 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeJUNCTION
26 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined94 acresCarson City District OfficeCOLD SPRINGS VIEW
25 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 097
21 September 2000Smoking2.0 acresCarson City District OfficeSHOE TREE
19 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCarson City District OfficeCOLD SPRINGS 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sierra County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Antelope (historical): 5 prospects, 4 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Gold, 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
Birch Copper ProspectCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincProspect
Bordertown Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
AntelopeCopper, Silver, GoldPast ProducerVein
Antelope MineCopper, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Hallelujah Placer ExtensionGoldUnknown
Hallelujah PlacersGoldUnknown
Hallelujah PropertyGoldOccurrence
Unidentified AditCopper, GoldProspect
Easter Sunday MineCopperProspect
Madonna MiaCopperUnknown

Every working recorded in Sierra 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
Peavine2.6 miles25
Sierra Brooks10.5 miles24
Loyalton11.1 miles24
Sierra Pines12.5 miles26
Verdi12.7 miles26
Calvada (historical)16.9 miles35
Campbell Hot Springs18.9 miles24
Sierraville19.3 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1733192. 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.