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Belleview, 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.

Belleview 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 Belleview, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Belleview, 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

975 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 975 fires within 5 miles of Belleview between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,683 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 61 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/undetermined360
Debris and open burning229
Equipment and vehicle use181
Arson/incendiarism61
Misuse of fire by a minor51
Smoking29
Natural22
Recreation and ceremony19
Power generation/transmission/distribution18
Other causes3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

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 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 acreStanislaus National ForestLIZZY 1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 210 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 210 workings within 5 miles of Belleview: 79 occurrences, 48 past producers, 39 producers, 33 unknowns. 39 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Stone. 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
G Bardoli and Bros QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Hazel DellGold, Lead, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Lucky StrikeGold, Tungsten, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Mildred LloydGold, Copper, Lead, SilverProspect
Soulsby BelleGold, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Soulsby GroupGold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Soulsby MineGold, BismuthOccurrence
United Mines GroupGold, Lead, IronPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite

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
Sonora Meadows0.3 miles34
Belleview Acres0.6 miles34
Phoenix Lake County Club Estates0.7 miles34
Bellwood Estates0.7 miles34
White Oak Estates0.9 miles34
Phoenix Lake1.0 miles34
Crystal Falls1.1 miles34
Mono Vista1.5 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1655825. 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.