Brandon Corner, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95682. It lies near Sugarloaf. The Survey maps it on the Latrobe quadrangle. It stands 748 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1976The same ground, surveyed 85 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
11 surveys from 32 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.
- 1891 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Latrobe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Latrobe quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
339 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 339 fires within 5 miles of Brandon Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,346 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 128 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 104 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | RIDGE |
| 8 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | LASSO |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FRENCH |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | SAND |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | TALON |
| 6 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SOUTH |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | FRENCH |
| 6 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | HOOF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 181 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 181 workings within 5 miles of Brandon Corner: 86 occurrences, 44 unknowns, 42 past producers, 5 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Copper, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | Chromium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Breala | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| El Dorado Limestone Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Monarch - Sugar Loaf | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Murphy Mine | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Rip and Tear | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Sugar Loaf | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Bernard | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Bernard Property | Mercury | Past Producer | 1860 | |
| Brandon | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrub | 1.2 miles | 32 | |
| Brela | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Dugan | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Flonellis | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| Bullard | 2.2 miles | 32 | |
| Latrobe | 3.2 miles | 32 | |
| Sprekelsville | 4.0 miles | 32 | |
| Frenchtown | 4.0 miles | 32 |
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 Q4956809 | 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 252636. 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.










