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Chaparral Heights, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95372. The Survey maps it on the Columbia SE quadrangle.

Chaparral Heights within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1891 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Chaparral Heights, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Chaparral Heights, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 34 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

864 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 864 fires within 5 miles of Chaparral Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,120 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 59 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/undetermined301
Debris and open burning222
Equipment and vehicle use158
Arson/incendiarism59
Misuse of fire by a minor44
Recreation and ceremony22
Smoking22
Natural19
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Other causes3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2012Smokingunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitTUOLUMNE
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictENOS
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTING #42
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#21
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 32
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestLIZZY 1
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitOAK
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitCAYLOR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 203 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 203 workings within 5 miles of Chaparral Heights: 85 occurrences, 49 past producers, 32 producers, 24 unknowns. 32 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Lead. 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
BelleviewGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
East Belt-Soulsbyville-ToulumneGold, SilverProducer
Hazel DellGold, Lead, Silver, CopperOccurrence
HenningGold, Copper, SilverProspect
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Mildred LloydGold, Copper, Lead, SilverProspect
New MamothLead, ZincOccurrence
Sivori and Lucky Strike GroupTungsten, GoldOccurrenceScheelite
Soulsby GroupGold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Soulsby MineGold, BismuthOccurrence

Every working recorded in Tuolumne 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
Willow Springs0.6 miles27
Scenic Heights1.0 miles34
Mono Vista1.0 miles27
White Oak Estates1.3 miles34
Cedar Rock Lodge1.3 miles30
Arastraville1.4 miles29
Soulsbyville1.4 miles27
Goldmont Forest1.4 miles34

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.

Wikidata item Q122552972The 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 1809393. 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.