Cicero, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Galt census division. It stands on Hadselville Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clay quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 Clay quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Clay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS Clay quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1993 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Cicero (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3,415 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | CLAY |
| 15 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | KIRKWOOD ST / BESKEEN RD |
| 15 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | CLAY STATION RD / TWIN CI |
| 13 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | CLAY |
| 12 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CLAY STATION RD / HY 104 |
| 8 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CLAY |
| 7 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | KATINA |
| 5 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | TWIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cicero (historical): 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloughhouse | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Conley (historical) | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Centralia | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Herald | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Walmort | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Dillard | 6.3 miles | 26 | |
| Twin Cities | 7.2 miles | 22 | |
| Hicksville | 7.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666267. 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.








