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Elk Grove, California

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the North Coastal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95555. It stands on Boyes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Orick quadrangle. It stands 151 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Elk Grove within Humboldt County

Then and now

1945 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 37 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Elk Grove (historical), surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Elk Grove (historical), surveyed 1945

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 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

43 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Elk Grove (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 3 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
Equipment and vehicle use11
Natural11
Recreation and ceremony7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism3
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking1

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
6 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksLADY BIRD
4 September 2003Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitLYONS RANCH III
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksLBJ 1
3 September 2003Natural3.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitB-1040
20 September 2017Naturalunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksELK
2 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitBYPASS
11 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitSAND
1 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitSAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Elk Grove (historical): 5 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Platinum, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Palladium, Ruthenium, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum, Rhodium. 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
Redwood Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Spike Camp Chrome No.1ChromiumProspect
Surpur CreekGold, PlatinumOccurrenceStream Placer
Union Gold Bluff Mining Co.Gold, Palladium, Ruthenium, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum, RhodiumProducerBeach Placer
Upper Gold BluffsGold, PGEOccurrence
Lower Gold BluffsGold, PlatinumOccurrence
Two States Mining Co.Gold, PlatinumProducer1852
Two States Mining Co.Gold, PlatinumOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGold, PlatinumUnknown
UnknownGoldProducerGold

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Berry Glenn3.4 miles12
Orick5.7 miles12
Ore'q (historical)5.8 miles12
Erner (historical)6.4 miles15
Johnsons8.0 miles15
Mettah8.8 miles15
Pecwan9.0 miles15
Shregegon (historical)9.1 miles15

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 Q5364006The 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 1682430. 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.