Daulton, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Yosemite Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93638. The Survey maps it on the Daulton quadrangle. It stands 404 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1912 to 1980The same ground, surveyed 68 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 28 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.
- 1912 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1921 USGS Daulton quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Daulton quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Daulton quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Shaver Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
202 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Daulton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,648 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 20 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 | 86 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | AVE 21 / RD 31 |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | RD 600 / WILLOW DR |
| 3 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 135 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | 600 |
| 27 September 1994 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | RD.SIDE 279 |
| 27 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | LEONEL |
| 26 September 2005 | Natural | 250 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | MORGAN |
| 22 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BRIGHTWOOD RD / HEATHER A |
| 21 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | TURKEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Daulton: 13 past producers, 4 prospects, 4 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Gold, Gold, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bach | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Buchanan | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Cobalt | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Buchenau Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Queen | Copper, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| Daulton Group | Copper, Silver, Gold, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1865, 1942, 1945 | |
| Jesse Bell Mine | Copper, Gold, Cobalt, Silver | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Zollars Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Adobe Ranch | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Bach Property | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Bagnelli | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Daulton in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 2 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Lightning | Daulton | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported tree damage due to lightning near the town of Daulton. |
| March 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Daulton | - | A television station posted a photo of a a funnel cloud near Madera. |
| March 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Daulton | - | A storm chaser filmed a funnel cloud 9 miles northeast of Madera and shared with broadcast media and NWS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesbel (historical) | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Talbot (historical) | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Valley Lake Ranchos | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Madera Country Estates | 5.3 miles | 28 | |
| Knowles Junction | 6.9 miles | 24 | |
| Kismet | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Madera Country Club Estates | 7.8 miles | 18 | |
| Raymond | 7.9 miles | 24 |
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 Daulton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5228034 | 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 252661. 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.











