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Blumenberg, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Isleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94571. It lies near Sherman Island. The Survey maps it on the Jersey Island quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Blumenberg within Sacramento County

Then and now

1910 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Blumenberg (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Blumenberg (historical), surveyed 1910

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

107 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Blumenberg (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 125 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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/undetermined72
Equipment and vehicle use11
Smoking8
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism6
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
3 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use2.5 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
25 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
19 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
16 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
14 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Blumenberg (historical): 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Pigment, Peat. 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
1b Du Pont B Plant TiTitanium, PigmentPlant1963
Calif. Peat Co.PeatProducer
Antioch Sand Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Antioch Sand CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
Henry J. Kaiser Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Henry J. Kaiser CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
WillsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Sacramento 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
Emmaton2.6 miles20
Noverd3.1 miles20
Mackenson4.8 miles20
Isleton9.3 miles22
Walker Landing12.7 miles22
Howard Landing13.6 miles22
Ryde15.2 miles22
Walnut Grove16.9 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666258. 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.