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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.

Buchanan within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1893 to 2001

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Buchanan, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Buchanan, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 29 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

211 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined63
Equipment and vehicle use50
Debris and open burning42
Natural19
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Arson/incendiarism8
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitPML AIRPORT GROVELAND
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTING #42
8 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictPROVOST
6 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreStanislaus National ForestBUCHANAN
5 September 1999Other causes1.0 acresCentral California DistrictBROWNEL
30 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictPRIEST
3 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 1942
3 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictBAKER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 113 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Duleek MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Lucky StrikeGold, Tungsten, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Mary EllenGold, Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Copper, IronPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Pine Mountain QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
ProvidenceGold, Copper, LeadOccurrence
Reported OccurenceLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
ProvidenceGold, Lead, IronProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
Reported OccurencesMagnesiteOccurrence
Three Reported Deposits of DolomiteMagnesiteProspect
United Mines GroupGold, Lead, IronPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite

Every working recorded in Tuolumne 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
Tuolumne4.1 miles29
Tuolumne City4.3 miles29
Buckhorn Estates5.2 miles27
Cherokee5.6 miles29
Ralph5.6 miles27
Groveland5.8 miles30
Monte Grande Heights6.0 miles27
Arastraville6.1 miles29

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 Q4982553The 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.