Buchanan, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies near Paper Cabin Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Tuolumne quadrangle. It stands 3,127 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1893 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1893 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1898 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Tuolumne quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Tuolumne quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Tuolumne quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Oakdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Tuolumne quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
211 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 211 fires within 5 miles of Buchanan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,535 acres in total. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | PML AIRPORT GROVELAND |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LIGHTING #42 |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | PROVOST |
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | BUCHANAN |
| 5 September 1999 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Central California District | BROWNEL |
| 30 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | PRIEST |
| 3 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 1942 |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | BAKER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 113 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 113 workings within 5 miles of Buchanan: 40 past producers, 35 occurrences, 16 prospects, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duleek Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Strike | Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Mary Ellen | Gold, Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite | |
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Providence | Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Occurence | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Providence | Gold, Lead, Iron | Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Reported Occurences | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Three Reported Deposits of Dolomite | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| United Mines Group | Gold, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuolumne | 4.1 miles | 29 | |
| Tuolumne City | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Buckhorn Estates | 5.2 miles | 27 | |
| Cherokee | 5.6 miles | 29 | |
| Ralph | 5.6 miles | 27 | |
| Groveland | 5.8 miles | 30 | |
| Monte Grande Heights | 6.0 miles | 27 | |
| Arastraville | 6.1 miles | 29 |
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 Q4982553 | 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 1658149. 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.












