BlockBefore

Apple Valley Estates, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the East Sonora-Phoenix Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95370. The Survey maps it on the Columbia SE quadrangle.

Apple Valley Estates within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1891 to 2001

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 Apple Valley Estates, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Apple Valley Estates, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 34 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

988 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 988 fires within 5 miles of Apple Valley Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,540 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 56 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/undetermined371
Equipment and vehicle use216
Debris and open burning204
Misuse of fire by a minor58
Arson/incendiarism56
Smoking29
Power generation/transmission/distribution22
Natural18
Recreation and ceremony9
Other causes3
Fireworks2

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 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitMONO
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictENOS
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#21
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 32
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#37
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresCentral California DistrictLIGHTING 24
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 30
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitOAK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 278 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 278 workings within 5 miles of Apple Valley Estates: 79 unknowns, 76 occurrences, 65 past producers, 47 producers. 47 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
B Brown We Finch Ad HunterTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
Bell Columbia Marble QuarryMarble, DimensionProducerMetamorphic
BelleviewGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Black Oak GroupGold, Zinc, Lead, IronPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
ExperimentalGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite
ExperimentalGold, Lead, SilverOccurrence
Hazel DellGold, Lead, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Mildred LloydGold, Copper, Lead, SilverProspect
SonoraSilver, GoldProducer

Every working recorded in Tuolumne 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
Scenic View0.9 miles27
Phoenix Lake1.2 miles34
Scenic Brook1.3 miles27
Phoenix Lake County Club Estates1.3 miles34
Bellwood Estates1.6 miles34
Peaceful Valley1.8 miles27
Quail Ridge Ranch1.8 miles27
Belleview2.0 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1809388. 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.