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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.

Dodgeland within Butte County

Then and now

1891 to 1980

The 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 sheet of Dodgeland, surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Dodgeland, surveyed 1891

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

76 since 1992

Regional 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 burning22
Equipment and vehicle use21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism13
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresButte UnitPINTAIL LN DRHM
30 September 2016Debris and open burning25 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSEVEN
30 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitSEVEN # 1
30 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitSEVEN #2
3 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSacramento River National Wildlife RefugeORD
25 September 1992Debris and open burning15 acresButte UnitLLANO SECO
23 September 2016Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionNELSON
23 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use2.5 acresSacramento River National Wildlife RefugeLLANO13.4

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Good EnoughGoldPast Producer
Lucky Star PlacerGoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Rancho Llano Seco5.0 miles26
Dayton7.4 miles28
Nelson7.6 miles27
Esquon8.6 miles27
Eskini (historical)8.9 miles28
Durham9.0 miles28
Richvale9.3 miles22
Blavo9.4 miles26

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 Q5287901The 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.