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Calvada, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the East Sierra census division. It lies near Deep Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Boca quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Calvada within Sierra County

Then and now

1891 to 2000

The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Calvada (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Calvada (historical), surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 35 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

205 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 205 fires within 5 miles of Calvada (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,414 acres in total. 91 started naturally. 5 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
Natural91
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Recreation and ceremony29
Equipment and vehicle use22
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism5
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCALIFORNIA
6 September 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTahoe National ForestSTAMPEDE
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSILVER FOX
4 September 2019Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTREALEASE
30 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPALLETS FIRE
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresReno Fire DepartmentBOOMTOWN
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestACID
3 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTWENTY FOUR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sierra County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Calvada (historical): 4 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Pumice, Granite. 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
A.A. Jack Verdi PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dana Park PitGraniteProducer
Verdi ProspectMolybdenum, GoldOccurrence
Volcanic Cinder DepositPumiceOccurrence
Truckee Canyon GroupUraniumOccurrence
Truckee Canyon GroupUraniumOccurrence
UnnamedGoldPast ProducerUnderground
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Sierra 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
Verdi4.3 miles26
Sierra Pines4.5 miles26
Peavine14.9 miles25
Sierra Brooks16.7 miles24
Antelope (historical)16.9 miles25
Loyalton19.3 miles24
Campbell Hot Springs19.7 miles24
Randolph21.0 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701131. 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.