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Chrysopolis, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Independence census division. It stands on Hines Slough. The Survey maps it on the Blackrock quadrangle. It stands 3,819 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Chrysopolis within Inyo County

Then and now

1907 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Chrysopolis (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Chrysopolis (historical), surveyed 1907

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 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

29 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Chrysopolis (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 5,175 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was 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/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use7
Natural5
Debris and open burning1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
3 September 1995Natural40 acresCentral California DistrictABERDEEN
25 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictABERDEEN
20 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBLACK
2 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictHIGHWAY
19 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictSAVE
11 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCentral California DistrictOWENS
1 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitALAMO
7 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitDIVISION

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Inyo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Chrysopolis (historical): 14 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Copper, Gold. 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
EurekaCopper, Gold, LeadOccurrenceVein
Gypsy Queen MineGold, Copper, IronPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Hematite
Lucky Larry GroupGold, Copper, SilverProspect
Unnamed ProspectCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
Gwen GroupSilver, Copper, GoldProspect
Old River Arrastre-Black Jack GoldSilver, Copper, GoldProspect
Blue BoyCopper, SilverProspect
Eureka Consolidated Quartz MineGold, CopperProspect
Iron WedgeSilverProspect
Mexican HatGold, SilverProspect

Every working recorded in Inyo 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
Blackrock2.9 miles34
Aberdeen3.2 miles35
Fish Springs8.5 miles28
Elna (historical)9.3 miles27
Independence10.9 miles33
Kearsarge11.4 miles33
Monola12.9 miles27
Seven Pines13.1 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.

Wikipedia article on Chrysopolis (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3557934The 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 1804671. 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.