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.
Then and now
1891 to 1977The 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 sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 34 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 Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1938 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
660 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 250 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 146 |
| Debris and open burning | 145 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | CARRIAGE |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | KNOLLS |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Central California District | BLUM |
| 7 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | ROADSIDE |
| 7 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | VOLLEY |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | GRAND |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | LONE |
| 5 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | MAGNOLIA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 103 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear River | Gold, Arsenic, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Colfax Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Meadow Vista Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada County Pb-Zn Property | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| You Bet White Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Alameda | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Johnson | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Johnson | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Rising Sun | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lander Crossing | 1.3 miles | 34 | |
| Pinecroft | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Weimar | 1.8 miles | 34 | |
| Twin Pines | 2.3 miles | 34 | |
| Heather Glen | 2.8 miles | 34 | |
| Illinoistown (historical) | 3.0 miles | 34 | |
| Colfax | 3.8 miles | 34 | |
| Applegate | 3.9 miles | 34 |
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.












