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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.

Cicero within Sacramento County

Then and now

1894 to 1993

The 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 sheet of Cicero (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Cicero (historical), surveyed 1894

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 25 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

79 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined40
Equipment and vehicle use23
Debris and open burning9
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1

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
24 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitCLAY
15 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitKIRKWOOD ST / BESKEEN RD
15 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitCLAY STATION RD / TWIN CI
13 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use40 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitCLAY
12 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCLAY STATION RD / HY 104
8 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCLAY
7 August 1996Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitKATINA
5 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitTWIN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
SloughhouseGoldUnknown
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

Every working recorded in Sacramento 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
Clay1.4 miles25
Conley (historical)3.1 miles25
Centralia3.3 miles25
Herald3.9 miles25
Walmort4.8 miles22
Dillard6.3 miles26
Twin Cities7.2 miles22
Hicksville7.4 miles22

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.