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Arastraville, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95383. It lies near Mount Provo. The Survey maps it on the Tuolumne quadrangle.

Arastraville within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1893 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Arastraville, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Arastraville, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 29 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

733 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 733 fires within 5 miles of Arastraville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 904 acres in total. 24 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/undetermined242
Debris and open burning201
Equipment and vehicle use126
Arson/incendiarism56
Misuse of fire by a minor38
Natural24
Recreation and ceremony19
Smoking14
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2012Smokingunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitTUOLUMNE
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictENOS
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTING #42
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 32
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestBASIN 3
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestLEWIS
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestLIZZY 1
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitCAYLOR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 195 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 195 workings within 5 miles of Arastraville: 83 occurrences, 48 past producers, 32 producers, 21 unknowns. 32 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Lead. 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
BelleviewGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
East Belt-Soulsbyville-ToulumneGold, SilverProducer
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
New MamothLead, ZincOccurrence
Phoenix Lake Granite CompanyStonePast Producer
Sivori and Lucky Strike GroupTungsten, GoldOccurrenceScheelite
Soulsby GroupGold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Soulsby MineGold, BismuthOccurrence
Black Oak GroupGold, Zinc, Lead, IronPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
DreisamGold, Zinc, Lead, IronProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite

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
Camp Earnest1.0 miles30
Chaparral Heights1.4 miles34
Cherokee1.6 miles29
Willow Springs1.7 miles27
Cedar Rock Lodge1.9 miles30
Scenic Heights2.0 miles34
Sherwood Forest2.2 miles30
Soulsbyville2.2 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1657940. 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.