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Dillard, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Galt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95693. The Survey maps it on the Elk Grove quadrangle.

Dillard within Sacramento County

Then and now

1894 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dillard, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Dillard, surveyed 1894

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

25 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Dillard between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,108 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use8
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1

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
11 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitVOULA
7 August 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitSTONE
7 August 1996Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitKATINA
7 August 1996Equipment and vehicle use36 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitCLAY
4 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitCLAY
27 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 August 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitIRISH HILL
1 August 1995Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitCODY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dillard: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hanford PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wilton PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
SloughhouseGoldUnknown
SloughhouseGoldProducer

Every working recorded in Sacramento County

Storms near this place

4 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dillard in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2022: 4 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2022FloodDillard-Flooding occurring in Wilton due to Cosumnes River Overtopping the levee. Evacuation Warning was issued by Sacramento County OES for residents of Wilton.
January 2017FloodDillard-Heavy rainfall brought street flooding to Wilton on Green Rd.
January 2017FloodDillard-Heavy rainfall and water over topping a levee along the Cosumnes brought street flooding to Wilton on Green Rd and Dillard Rd, and into adjacent properties. There were voluntary evacuations of about 7000 to 10000 people, due to the levee over topping and the threat of possible levee failure.
February 2017FloodDillard-Three levees along the Cosumnes River were breached Friday night at Pear Lane, allowing flood waters into the Wilton area. Localized flooding closed Green Road and others nearby roads as waters into Dillard Road. Several roads remained closed through the night, according to the Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services.

Every storm 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
Wilton1.1 miles26
Walmort1.6 miles22
Sheldon3.1 miles26
Coffing5.0 miles26
Centralia5.6 miles25
Fallbrook5.7 miles26
Elk Grove6.1 miles26
Oo-moo-chah (historical)6.1 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252663. 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.