Calaveritas, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the San Andreas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95249. It lies near Old Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Calaveritas quadrangle. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Calaveritas
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Calaveritas Creek Bridgelisted 2015
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 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.
- 1889 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1945 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Calaveritas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
255 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Calaveritas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23,031 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 23 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 | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | MHP OAK SHADOWS MHP CALAV |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | HWY 49 9 |
| 7 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 63 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | FRECCERO |
| 7 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | MILLS |
| 7 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | QUAIL OAKS |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | CEMENT |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | CALAVERITAS |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | SANCTUARY/2-1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 383 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 383 workings within 5 miles of Calaveritas: 146 occurrences, 108 past producers, 97 unknowns, 30 producers. 30 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Altaville | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Calaveras Shale Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Carter | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Ford | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Ford | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Mar John Mines Co. | Gold, Cobalt, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Maxwell Claim | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Nuner | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| San Andreas Cement Plant | Limestone, General, Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calaveritas in 2 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 1 heavy rain, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Flood | Calaveritas | - | CHP reported roadway flooding at Mountain Ranch Road and De Moss Lane. |
| January 2001 | Heavy Rain | Calaveritas | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Crossing | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Oak Park Estates | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| San Andreas | 4.6 miles | 28 | |
| Altaville | 5.7 miles | 29 | |
| Mountain Ranch | 6.1 miles | 28 | |
| Cave City | 6.2 miles | 28 | |
| La Honda Park | 6.6 miles | 37 | |
| Angels Camp | 7.2 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.
| Wikipedia article on Calaveritas | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473528 | 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 1658190. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












