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Deadwood, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the West Sierra census division. It lies near Tamarack Flat. The Survey maps it on the Mount Fillmore quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Deadwood within Sierra County

Then and now

1891 to 2000

The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Deadwood (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Deadwood (historical), surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 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

34 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Deadwood (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 1 was 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
Natural26
Recreation and ceremony2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1

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
7 September 1998Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestCRAYCROFT
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acrePlumas National ForestTABLE
30 September 2001Naturalunder an acrePlumas National ForestBEARTRAP
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestLAVEZZOLA
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestCANYON
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestSUNNY
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acrePlumas National ForestTRAP
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acrePlumas National ForestSIERRA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sierra County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 176 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 176 workings within 5 miles of Deadwood (historical): 54 past producers, 45 producers, 44 occurrences, 25 prospects. 45 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Copper. 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
Diana Mining CoHafniumProspect
Mount Filmore Cons. Grp.Gold, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
Copper MineCopperOccurrenceUnderground
LassiatCopperOccurrencePyrite
CowellGold, SilverPast Producer
GrabstakeGold, SilverPast Producer
IndeltaGold, SilverPast Producer
MargaretGold, SilverPast Producer
WinifredGold, SilverPast Producer
GibsonvilleChromiumPast Producer

Every working recorded in Sierra 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
Poker Flat1.2 miles26
Maredith Mill3.0 miles26
Howland Flat3.1 miles26
Morristown3.2 miles26
Saint Louis4.1 miles26
Grass Flat4.3 miles26
Queen City4.7 miles26
Eureka (historical)5.1 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701298. 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.