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Coombs, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Marysville Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95901. The Survey maps it on the Honcut quadrangle. It stands 115 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.

Coombs within Yuba County

Then and now

1888 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Coombs (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Coombs (historical), surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

267 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Coombs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,786 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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/undetermined125
Equipment and vehicle use78
Debris and open burning34
Arson/incendiarism18
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitHONCUT
9 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitHONCUT #2
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresButte UnitPALERMO IC GRD FIRE
9 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitLOWER
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use3.2 acresButte UnitDUNSTONE
7 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitPALERMO
7 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresButte UnitLAPORTE EAST
6 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitROLLIN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yuba County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Coombs (historical): 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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
UnknownGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGoldOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Yuba 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
Ramirez2.0 miles21
Iowa City2.9 miles27
Olive Hill3.3 miles27
Bliss (historical)3.8 miles21
Tambo4.6 miles25
Loma Rica6.2 miles27
Mello6.4 miles25
Browns Valley7.5 miles27

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.

Wikidata item Q5167621The 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 1703480. 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.