Bonnefoy, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95642. It lies near New York Ranch Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Jackson quadrangle. It stands 1,276 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 104 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
14 surveys from 29 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 Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1941 USGS Sutter Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Sutter Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Sutter Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Sutter Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
341 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 341 fires within 5 miles of Bonnefoy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72,605 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 29 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/undetermined | 99 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 94 |
| Debris and open burning | 79 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70,868 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BUTTE |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | PINE |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SUNSET |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SUNSET |
| 7 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | CLINTON |
| 6 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Central California District | SHAKERIDGE |
| 5 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | REDBERRY |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BUTTE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 327 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 327 workings within 5 miles of Bonnefoy: 140 occurrences, 79 past producers, 71 prospects, 22 unknowns. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Ranch | Gold, PGE, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Anita | Gold, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | Gold, Iron | |
| Ayers, Charlers | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel | |
| Black Wonder | Gold, Copper, Iron, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Boston | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Central Eureka | Gold, Silver, Iron, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Producer | 1855 | |
| Deposits | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Digitalli | Cobalt, Copper, Manganese | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Digitalli | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| G. J. Alexander | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonnefoy in 2 storm reports in 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnefoy | $2,000 | There were 2 trees reported down into powerlines by the California Highway Patrol. Winds gusted to 41 mph at Westover Field - Amador County Airport. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnefoy | $1,000 | Tree down across the westbound lane of SR88. There was a gust of 45 mph measured at Mount Zion RAWS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 1.5 miles | 29 | |
| Scottsville | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Martell | 2.4 miles | 29 | |
| Milligan District (historical) | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Sutter Hill | 2.9 miles | 30 | |
| Sutter Creek | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Irishtown (historical) | 4.5 miles | 28 | |
| Clinton | 4.5 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 Q4942175 | 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 1658108. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













