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Del Paso Heights, California

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sacramento census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95838. The Survey maps it on the Rio Linda quadrangle.

Del Paso Heights within Sacramento County

Then and now

1891 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Del Paso Heights, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Del Paso Heights, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 33 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

523 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 523 fires within 5 miles of Del Paso Heights between 1999 and 2020, burning about 467 acres in total. None started naturally. 38 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/undetermined401
Arson/incendiarism38
Equipment and vehicle use34
Misuse of fire by a minor30
Smoking8
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2020Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
7 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Del Paso Heights: 7 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Harrison FaitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Harrison FaitClayPast Producer
American River DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cannon & Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Cannon & Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hard MaterialsSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Robert Powell ProductsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Robert Powell ProductsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Robertson Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Robertson S Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Sacramento 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
Hagginwood0.9 miles33
Ben Ali1.0 miles32
Town and Country Village1.6 miles32
Robla2.2 miles33
Swanston2.3 miles32
Arcade2.6 miles32
North Sacramento2.9 miles32
Del Paso3.0 miles33

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658397. 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.