Cooperstown, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Waterford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95361. It stands on Rydberg Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cooperstown quadrangle.
Then and now
1916 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 78 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
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1916 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Oakdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Cooperstown between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,715 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.6 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | COOPERSTOWN |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | ROCK |
| 4 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | ROCK RIVER |
| 3 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | J-59 #2 |
| 25 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | MIXON |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | COOPERSTOWN |
| 8 August 1993 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | DON PEDRO#6 |
| 7 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | COOPERSTOWN #3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Cooperstown: 5 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Copper, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Mitchell | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Mitchell | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Reported Occurence | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Olsen | Gold, Copper | Producer | ||
| Peck | Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Cooperstown Deposits | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warnerville | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| La Grange | 7.0 miles | 32 | |
| Paulsell | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Knights Ferry | 8.6 miles | 19 | |
| Orange Blossom | 10.3 miles | 19 | |
| Arnold (historical) | 10.5 miles | 19 | |
| Waterford | 13.4 miles | 16 | |
| Hickman | 13.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1655918. 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.







