Cave City, 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 95246. It lies near Martin Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Calaveritas quadrangle. It stands 1,621 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.


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
241 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 241 fires within 5 miles of Cave City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,273 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| 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 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | LIGHTNING 35 |
| 7 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 63 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | FRECCERO |
| 6 September 2004 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Central California District | EMIGRANT |
| 5 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | 4-4 |
| 4 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | SWISS |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | STARLIGHT |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MILLER |
| 28 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | LIGHTING 17 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 503 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 503 workings within 5 miles of Cave City: 199 occurrences, 184 past producers, 96 unknowns, 18 producers. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Iron, Asbestos. 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 | |
| Calaveras Cement Company | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Madrid Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1916, 1917 | |
| Mar John Mines Co. | Gold, Cobalt, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Marjon | Cobalt, Nickel | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Murphy Divide Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Oro Plata Mine | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Oro Y Plata | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Tin, Zinc, Mercury | Past Producer | Cinnabar, Gold, Stibnite | |
| Sheep Ranch Mine | Silver, Gold, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| Small Prospect Mar | Niobium (Columbium) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Ranch | 2.4 miles | 34 | |
| Mountain Ranch | 2.5 miles | 28 | |
| Fisher Place | 3.8 miles | 34 | |
| Indian Creek | 4.2 miles | 34 | |
| Rocky Hill | 4.5 miles | 34 | |
| Wyldewood | 4.9 miles | 34 | |
| Murphys | 5.2 miles | 34 | |
| La Honda Park | 5.7 miles | 37 |
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 Cave City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5054892 | 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 252646. 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.












