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Camden, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Elk Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95624. The Survey maps it on the Florin quadrangle.

Camden within Sacramento County

Then and now

1894 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Camden, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Camden, surveyed 1894

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 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

139 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Camden between 1997 and 2018, burning about 189 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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/undetermined97
Arson/incendiarism14
Equipment and vehicle use12
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Smoking5
Debris and open burning3

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 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
22 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento 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 Camden: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lithium, Clay. 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
Florin PlantClayProducer
Preston Hanford Sand and GravelLithiumProducer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sacramento County PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sacramento County PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
West Coast Building WreckSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Sacramento 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
Fallbrook1.1 miles26
Elk Grove1.3 miles26
Graham (historical)1.4 miles22
Oo-moo-chah (historical)1.4 miles26
Laguna2.4 miles22
Vineyard3.1 miles26
Coffing3.8 miles26
Sheldon4.2 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1826977. 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.