DeSabla, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Paradise census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95954. The Survey maps it on the Paradise East quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1891 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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.
- 1891 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1953 USGS Paradise quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Paradise East quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Paradise East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
616 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 616 fires within 5 miles of DeSabla between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,832 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 103 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 | 181 |
| Debris and open burning | 105 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 103 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 102 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 47 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Northern California District | NIMSHEW |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northern California District | UNNAMED FIRE 3610 |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Northern California District | RAMBLING |
| 8 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Northern California District | STEIFFER |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | CARNEGIE |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northern California District | PINES |
| 6 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | SKYWAY / LOVELOCK RD |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | DOGTOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 106 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 106 workings within 5 miles of DeSabla: 41 past producers, 33 unknowns, 28 occurrences, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Axis Claim | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1942, 1943 | |
| Nimshew | Gold, Platinum | Producer | 1848 | |
| Silver Moon | Gold, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Wyoming Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Gold, Limonite | |
| Chico Ocher | Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | Mineral Paint | |
| Ochre No. 1 and Ochre No. 2 | Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | Mineral Paint | |
| Chico Ocher | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mickey Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Ochre No 1 and Ochre No 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Sabla | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Toadtown | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Lovelock | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Nimshew | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Paradise Pines | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Forest Ranch | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Powellton | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Irish Town | 4.4 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658381. 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.








