Bonetti, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies near Bear Meadow. The Survey maps it on the Old Iron Mountain quadrangle. It stands 4,632 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1976The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 34 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1889 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Leek Spring Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Old Iron Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Stump Spring quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
191 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Bonetti between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,063 acres in total. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 62 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Eldorado National Forest | SNOW |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Eldorado National Forest | MORMON 2 |
| 9 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | BALTIC |
| 8 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BENNETT |
| 7 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | SECOND |
| 7 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Eldorado National Forest | SNOW |
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | MEISS |
| 7 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Eldorado National Forest | CAPPS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Bonetti: 18 unknowns, 17 occurrences, 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosumnes | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite | |
| Cosumnes Melton, Middle End | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Producer | ||
| Cosumnes Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Eagle King | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Golden Trace | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| N.R.A | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Baltic | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Baltic | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Baltic | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Day & Taylor | Gold | Occurrence |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryants | 3.3 miles | 34 | |
| Gilberts | 3.3 miles | 34 | |
| Voss | 3.7 miles | 34 | |
| Griminger | 3.9 miles | 34 | |
| Grizzly Flat | 4.7 miles | 31 | |
| Darlington | 4.7 miles | 34 | |
| Caldor | 4.9 miles | 30 | |
| Pilliken | 5.4 miles | 28 |
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 Q4941761 | The 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 1658106. 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.











