Curtis Creek Ranch, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Sonora-Phoenix Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95370. It lies near Buckhorn Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Standard quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 101 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
12 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.
- 1893 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1898 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Standard quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Standard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Oakdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
841 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 841 fires within 5 miles of Curtis Creek Ranch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,146 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 59 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 | 304 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 191 |
| Debris and open burning | 172 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 41 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | MONO |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | ENOS |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LIGHTING #42 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LIGHTNING#21 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | LIGHTNING 32 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LIGHTNING#37 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Central California District | LIGHTING 24 |
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | CAYLOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 199 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 199 workings within 5 miles of Curtis Creek Ranch: 74 occurrences, 48 past producers, 31 producers, 28 unknowns. 31 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, Dimension, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleview | Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Childress Ranch Deposit | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Louisiana Group | Gold, Lead, Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Lucky Strike | Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Providence | Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Soulsby Belle | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Soulsby Group | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Soulsby Mine | Gold, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Us Lime Products | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Black Oak Group | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Bar B Ranch | 0.5 miles | 27 | |
| Rancho Poquitos | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| Standard | 1.1 miles | 27 | |
| Ralph | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Sunshine Camp | 1.3 miles | 27 | |
| Monte Grande Heights | 1.3 miles | 27 | |
| Buckhorn Estates | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| Oak Gardens Estates | 1.6 miles | 27 |
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 Q122559340 | 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 1785605. 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.











