Dodgeland, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Durham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95938. The Survey maps it on the Llano Seco quadrangle. It stands 105 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1980The same ground, surveyed 89 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
10 surveys from 26 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
- 1912 USGS Newhard quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Llano Seco quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Chico quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Llano Seco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Dodgeland between 1992 and 2019, burning about 861 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Butte Unit | PINTAIL LN DRHM |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SEVEN |
| 30 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | SEVEN # 1 |
| 30 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | SEVEN #2 |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | ORD |
| 25 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Butte Unit | LLANO SECO |
| 23 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | NELSON |
| 23 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | LLANO13.4 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dodgeland: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Good Enough | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Star Placer | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Llano Seco | 5.0 miles | 26 | |
| Dayton | 7.4 miles | 28 | |
| Nelson | 7.6 miles | 27 | |
| Esquon | 8.6 miles | 27 | |
| Eskini (historical) | 8.9 miles | 28 | |
| Durham | 9.0 miles | 28 | |
| Richvale | 9.3 miles | 22 | |
| Blavo | 9.4 miles | 26 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q5287901 | 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 1723939. 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.









