Buckeye, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Quincy census division. The Survey maps it on the Soapstone Hill quadrangle. It stands 4,997 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1888 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 106 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 24 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.
- 1888 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Pulga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Soapstone Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Soapstone Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Buckeye between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,142 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | HAPHAZARD |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | 12 acres | Plumas National Forest | FORK |
| 3 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | MOUNTAIN HOUSE |
| 3 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | LITTLE |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | 20 acres | Plumas National Forest | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | RODY |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | SILVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 62 workings within 5 miles of Buckeye: 25 occurrences, 21 past producers, 15 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Creek Deposit | Limestone, Dimension, Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Pocahontas | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Robinson | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Coyote Gap | Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Coyote Gap Guard Station | Nickel | Occurrence | 1957 | |
| Four L | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Pocahontas | Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Annie Mae | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Big Wonder Claim | Chromium | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Davison Group | Gold, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| China Gulch (historical) | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Merlin | 7.2 miles | 25 | |
| Rock Creek | 7.8 miles | 25 | |
| Bucks Lake | 8.2 miles | 23 | |
| Storrie | 8.5 miles | 25 | |
| Bucks Lodge | 8.8 miles | 24 | |
| Paulson Place | 9.1 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Buckeye | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4983052 | 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 1658156. 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.










