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Barrett, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Coulterville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95311. It lies near Cemetery Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Penon Blanco Peak quadrangle. It stands 876 feet above sea level.

Barrett within Mariposa County

Then and now

1893 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Barrett, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Barrett, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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

215 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Barrett between 1992 and 2020, burning about 95,748 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined93
Equipment and vehicle use69
Debris and open burning29
Arson/incendiarism8
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking3
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony2
Firearms and explosives use2

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 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMerced-Mariposa Unitnot named
5 September 2012Natural4.2 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitLAKE
27 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHAUL
24 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined80 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitCOTTON
14 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitMCCLURE
14 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitBARRETT
14 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 1857
12 September 2009Natural3.2 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitHUNTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mariposa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 137 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 137 workings within 5 miles of Barrett: 49 occurrences, 30 unknowns, 26 past producers, 18 prospects. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Manganese, Mercury. 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
AkozZinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, LeadPast Producer1900
BarrettGold, Copper, ZincPast Producer1865
BarrettCopper, Gold, ZincOccurrence
Caldwell MineManganese, Copper, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sulfur, ZincPast Producer1917
Cotton Creek DepositCalciumUnknown
Jasper PointGemstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel, Jasper, Sand
Jasper PointSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Oak MesaCopper, ArsenicProducer
Reported OccurrenceClayUnknown
RobinGold, CopperPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mariposa 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
Granite Springs4.2 miles28
Hayward4.5 miles28
Newtown (historical)6.6 miles34
Blanchard6.6 miles28
Coulterville6.7 miles34
Bagby8.2 miles28
Dogtown9.4 miles34
Hornitos9.8 miles28

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 Q4863410The 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 1657996. 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.