Carbondale, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Ione census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95640. The Survey maps it on the Carbondale quadrangle. It stands 223 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1894 to 1993The 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 sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 25 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.
- 1894 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1909 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1993 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Carbondale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,959 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | IONE |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | COUNTY LINE |
| 7 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SIXTEEN |
| 5 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | REICH |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | HY 104 / RANCHO SECO RD |
| 27 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 27 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | CARBONDALE |
| 26 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | MEISS |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.2 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | PONY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 85 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 85 workings within 5 miles of Carbondale: 37 occurrences, 20 producers, 18 unknowns, 8 past producers. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gold, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Ione | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Stibnite | |
| Ione Clays | Iron, Silica, Aluminum, Water, Free | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unidentified Prospects | Gold, Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite, Gold | |
| Lot 232 Lignite Pit | Lignite, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Mcdonnell Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Mcguire Pit | Kaolin, Lignite | Producer | ||
| Ione Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nother Carbondale Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Relvas Gravel Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May (historical) | 0.8 miles | 25 | |
| Edwin | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Clarksona | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Forest Home (historical) | 4.5 miles | 28 | |
| Dagon | 5.0 miles | 28 | |
| Ione | 5.5 miles | 28 | |
| Chinatown (historical) | 5.6 miles | 28 | |
| Firebrick | 6.7 miles | 28 |
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 Carbondale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5038017 | 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 1658220. 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.








