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Buckhorn Estates, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95370. It lies near Buckhorn Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Standard quadrangle.

Buckhorn Estates within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1893 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Buckhorn Estates, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Buckhorn Estates, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

685 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 685 fires within 5 miles of Buckhorn Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,047 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 47 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/undetermined236
Equipment and vehicle use162
Debris and open burning143
Arson/incendiarism47
Misuse of fire by a minor34
Smoking21
Natural14
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Recreation and ceremony11
Other causes3
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 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitMONO
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictENOS
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTING #42
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#21
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 32
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#37
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitCAYLOR
8 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitSPI #3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 201 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 201 workings within 5 miles of Buckhorn Estates: 72 occurrences, 52 past producers, 29 producers, 24 unknowns. 29 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Limestone, Dimension, Lead. 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
BelleviewGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Childress Ranch DepositLimestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
East Belt-Soulsbyville-ToulumneGold, SilverProducer
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Lucky StrikeGold, Tungsten, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Mary EllenGold, Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Copper, IronPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite
ProvidenceGold, Copper, LeadOccurrence
Soulsby BelleGold, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Soulsby GroupGold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Soulsby MineGold, BismuthOccurrence

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
Ralph0.8 miles27
Diamond Bar B Ranch1.1 miles27
Curtis Creek Ranch1.6 miles27
Monte Grande Heights1.6 miles27
Tuolumne City1.8 miles29
Tuolumne1.9 miles29
Rancho Poquitos2.2 miles27
Soulsbyville2.2 miles27

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 Q122540672The 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 1785601. 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.