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Baltimore, California

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Foresthill-Back Country census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95631. It lies near Smiths Point. The Survey maps it on the Foresthill quadrangle. It stands 2,871 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Baltimore within Placer County

Then and now

1891 to 2000

The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Baltimore (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Baltimore (historical), surveyed 1891

Compare 1891 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 33 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

197 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Baltimore (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,288 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 13 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/undetermined66
Debris and open burning49
Equipment and vehicle use26
Natural22
Arson/incendiarism13
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

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
8 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictPOLARIS
7 September 2000Smokingunder an acreCentral California DistrictFORESTHILL
7 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictBIRCHWOOD
5 September 2005Other causes1.0 acresCentral California DistrictJAQUIMA
5 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictPARK
4 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreEldorado National ForestDUSTY
3 September 2008Smokingunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer Unitnot named
3 September 2008Smokingunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitFORESTHILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Placer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 347 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 347 workings within 5 miles of Baltimore (historical): 115 past producers, 106 unknowns, 91 occurrences, 31 producers. 31 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Manganese, Silver. 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
Forest Hill DistrictGold, Platinum, Silver, Lead, Iron, Zinc, Copper, IndiumPast Producer1850
GreenChromium, GoldProducerChromite, Gold
Hills Armstrong Graphite DepositGraphiteProspect
Michigan BluffNickelOccurrence1850
Ruby ConsolidatedGold, ChromiumOccurrenceChromite, Gold
Ruby ConsolidatedChromium, Gold, IronPast Producer1917
Unnamed LocationSulfurOccurrence
Bunker MineChromium, IronPast Producer1880, 1917
VolcanovilleIronUnknown
Volcanoville DepositIronOccurrence

Every working recorded in Placer 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
Foresthill0.7 miles33
Todd Valley1.6 miles32
Mayflower (historical)1.8 miles33
Yankee Jims1.9 miles33
Four Acres2.3 miles33
Bath (historical)2.4 miles33
Michigan Bluff5.1 miles33
Hughes Mill5.9 miles33

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q4852758The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701139. 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.