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Coarsegold, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Yosemite Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93614. It lies near Deadwood Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Ahwahnee quadrangle. 4,144 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,218 feet above sea level.

Coarsegold within Madera County

Then and now

1912 to 2004

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Coarsegold, surveyed 2004
Topographic sheet of Coarsegold, surveyed 1912

Compare 1912 against another survey:

Population over time

2 figures

Coarsegold grew from 1,840 to 4,144 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,840
20204,144+2,304 (+125%)

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

338 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 338 fires within 5 miles of Coarsegold between 1992 and 2020, burning about 614 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 33 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/undetermined128
Equipment and vehicle use73
Debris and open burning59
Arson/incendiarism33
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Natural10
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Recreation and ceremony2

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 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictSEMINOLE
9 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitTRABUCCO
8 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitGULCH
8 September 2013Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitLAKE
8 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitSPRINGS
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBROKEN
7 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitPINE
5 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitRD 400 / RD 415 7

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madera County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 98 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 98 workings within 5 miles of Coarsegold: 53 past producers, 32 prospects, 8 unknowns, 4 occurrences. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Tungsten, Silver. 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
Deep Canyon ClaimAsbestosUnknown
Ecke Rare Earth PropertiesTitanium, REEOccurrence
Owl No. 1 and 2Gold, Iron, LeadPast Producer
Quartz MtnGold, ArsenicPast ProducerUnderground
Savannah, Etal ClaimsGold, IronPast Producer
WaterlooGold, LeadPast ProducerUnderground
Gertrude M.Gold, SilverPast Producer
Jordan RanchGold, SilverPast Producer
Owl No. 1 and No. 2Gold, SilverUnknown
Swede GulchGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Madera County

Storms near this place

16 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coarsegold in 16 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 5 flood, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2010FloodCoarsegold$75,000Heavy rain caused widespread urban and poor drainage flooding on the morning of the 29th across much of the San Joaquin Valley. Especially hard hit were the metro areas of Fresno, Visalia, and Bakersfield, and the adjacent foothills.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindCoarsegold$75,000Tree down and roof damage to a house in Yosemite Lakes Park.
May 2009HailCoarsegold$30,000A trained SKYWARN weather spotter reported numerous windshields broken in the Coarsegold area and along SR 41 near the Chukchansi Report.
January 2023FloodCoarsegold-California Highway Patrol reported flooding on Seminole Ave. near Delaware Rd. caused the roadway to collapse.
January 2023Debris FlowCoarsegold-California Highway Patrol reported a mudslide on SR 41 at Road 415 in Coarsegold.
March 2023FloodCoarsegold-California Highway Patrol reported dirt, rocks and mud on SR 41 near Old Corral Rd.
March 2023FloodCoarsegold-California Highway Patrol reported flooding a quarter mile from SR 41 on Serpa Canyon Rd.
December 2022Debris FlowCoarsegold-California Highway Patrol reported a rockslide at the intersection of SR 41 and Coyote Hollow Dr. near Coarsegold.
October 2021Flash FloodCoarsegold-California Highway Patrol reported a mudslide along SR 41 just to the south of Coarsegold resulting in a brief closure of SR 41.
March 2018FloodCoarsegold-Madera County Public Works reported Road 417 was closed just west of Huron Rd. due to flooding.
February 2015Heavy RainCoarsegold-Rainfall of 1 to 1.5 inches resulted in roadway flooding along Highway 41 near Coarsegold and a small mudslide 7 miles SSE of Coarsegold.
May 2009HailCoarsegold-Local broadcast media reported Nickel size hail near Coarsegold.
May 2009Flash FloodCoarsegold-A trained SKYWARN spotter reported 1 inch of rain in only 45 minutes in Coarsegold. Several mudslides reported on SR 41 near Coarsegold.
April 2006Funnel CloudCoarsegold-no account filed
April 2006Heavy RainCoarsegold-no account filed
February 2001HailCoarsegold-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Madera 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
Narbo (historical)3.1 miles25
Willow Glen (historical)3.5 miles25
Indian Lakes Estates3.7 miles25
Fresno Crossing4.3 miles23
Oakhurst5.3 miles25
Grub Gulch (historical)5.7 miles25
Yosemite Lakes6.2 miles23
Fine Gold6.6 miles26

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 CoarsegoldAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3459084The 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 258494. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.