Condemned Bar, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Yuba Foothills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95935. It stands on Dobbins Creek. The Survey maps it on the French Corral quadrangle. It stands 548 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.
Then and now
1888 to 2000The same ground, surveyed 112 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1888 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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.
- 1888 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS French Corral quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Nevada City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS French Corral quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS French Corral quadrangle1:24000
- 2000 USGS French Corral quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
311 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 311 fires within 5 miles of Condemned Bar (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,284 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined | 107 |
| Debris and open burning | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 74 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BRIDGEPORT |
| 7 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | PLEASANT |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | DEL MAR |
| 7 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | GIMENEZ |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | RICES IC |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | PEAK |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | B1A |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | FRENCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 70 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 70 workings within 5 miles of Condemned Bar (historical): 26 occurrences, 25 past producers, 12 unknowns, 6 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Boss | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Boss Con Qtz. | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Boss Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Cadmus | Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | |
| French Corral District | Gold, Platinum, Silver, Diamond | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Mammoth Gold Copper | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Newton Deposit | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Red Ledge Cons | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| South Yuba | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenches Ravine (historical) | 0.7 miles | 27 | |
| Dobbins | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Oregon House | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Frenchtown | 5.1 miles | 26 | |
| Oak Grove (historical) | 6.6 miles | 24 | |
| Bullards Bar (historical) | 7.1 miles | 29 | |
| Stanfield Hill | 7.3 miles | 24 | |
| Greenville | 7.5 miles | 29 |
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 Condemned Bar (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5159159 | The 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 1703479. 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.












