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Eden Valley, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Colfax-Monumental Ridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95713. It lies in Eden Valley. The Survey maps it on the Colfax quadrangle.

Eden Valley within Placer County

Then and now

1891 to 1977

The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Eden Valley, surveyed 1977
Topographic sheet of Eden Valley, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 34 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

660 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 660 fires within 5 miles of Eden Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,686 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 28 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/undetermined250
Equipment and vehicle use146
Debris and open burning145
Misuse of fire by a minor35
Arson/incendiarism28
Smoking21
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Recreation and ceremony9
Natural6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Other causes2
Fireworks1
Firearms and explosives use1

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
8 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitCARRIAGE
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitKNOLLS
7 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresCentral California DistrictBLUM
7 September 1997Smokingunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitROADSIDE
7 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitVOLLEY
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionGRAND
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitLONE
5 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitMAGNOLIA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Placer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 103 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 103 workings within 5 miles of Eden Valley: 30 past producers, 29 occurrences, 28 unknowns, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Asbestos. 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
Bear RiverGold, Arsenic, SilverUnknown
Colfax MineClayProducer
Meadow Vista QuarryStonePast Producer
Nevada County Pb-Zn PropertyLead, ZincPast Producer
UnnamedGold, Silver, ArsenicPast ProducerGold, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
You Bet White MillSilicaProducer
AlamedaGold, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
JohnsonAntimonyOccurrence
JohnsonAntimonyOccurrence
Rising SunGold, CopperPast ProducerGold

Every working recorded in Placer 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
Lander Crossing1.3 miles34
Pinecroft1.7 miles34
Weimar1.8 miles34
Twin Pines2.3 miles34
Heather Glen2.8 miles34
Illinoistown (historical)3.0 miles34
Colfax3.8 miles34
Applegate3.9 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1989327. 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.