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Elliott Corner, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Mariposa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95338. It lies near Paloni Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Stumpfield Mountain quadrangle. It stands 2,956 feet above sea level.

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Elliott Corner within Mariposa County

Then and now

1912 to 2004

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Elliott Corner, surveyed 2004
Topographic sheet of Elliott Corner, surveyed 1912

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Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 28 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

255 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Elliott Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,365 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined84
Debris and open burning70
Equipment and vehicle use36
Natural20
Arson/incendiarism19
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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 2015Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitPILOT PEAK RD / CREEL RD
6 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitFAIRGROUNDS
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitTRIANGLE PARK RD LUSH_ME
4 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use31 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitSTUMPFIELD
3 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCATHEDRAL
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitWESTFALL
3 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitROADSIDE
29 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitDARRAH RD / WHISPERING PI

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mariposa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Elliott Corner: 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Copper. 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
Black OakGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerCopper, Gold, Silver
Nutter Nos. 1-5TungstenUnknown
Washington #3TungstenProducerScheelite
Washington ClaimTungstenProspect
Washington TungstenTungstenOccurrence
Black OakGoldPast Producer
BoothGoldPast ProducerGold
BoothGoldUnknown
KenadyGoldPast ProducerUnderground
KenadyGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mariposa County

Storms near this place

29 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elliott Corner in 29 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 22 heavy rain, 4 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2012FloodElliott Corner$25,000A trained weather spotter reported street flooding that backed up into a home.
February 2017FloodElliott Corner$2,000California Highway Patrol reported vehicle stuck in flood waters near Paso Pass Road and Stumpfield Mountain Road about 9 miles southeast of Midpines in mariposa County.
March 2023Heavy RainElliott Corner-A trained spotter in Ponderosa Basin measured 3.73 inches of rainfall in 8 hours.
December 2022FloodElliott Corner-California Highway Patrol reported trees blocking both lanes of SR 49 near the intersection with Harris Rd.
October 2021Flash FloodElliott Corner-California Highway Patrol reported a rockslide with boulders in the roadway of SR 49 southwest of Ponderosa Basin.
January 2019Heavy RainElliott Corner-A trained spotter in Ponderosa Basin reported 1.03 inches of rainfall in 12 hours which mainly fell in a short period overnight. The rain changed over to snow toward sunrise and a light dusting was on the ground.
December 2019Heavy RainElliott Corner-A spotter near Ponderosa Basin reported a combination of 3.41 inches of melted snow and rain.
December 2019Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained spotter near Ponderosa Basin reported an additional 1.13 inches of rainfall since the morning of December 1.
March 2018Heavy RainElliott Corner-A trained spotted measured 3.41 inches of liquid precipitation near Lush Meadows. 1.5 inches of new snow was measured after the precipitation changed from rain to snow.
January 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained Spotter reported a 24 hour rainfall report of 1.14 inches near Ponderosa Basin in Mariposa County.
January 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained Spotter reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 2.04 inches near Ponderosa Basin in Mariposa County.
January 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Public report of 24 hour rainfall of 2.70 inches near Ponderosa Basin in Mariposa County.
January 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained Spotter near Ponderosa Basin in Mariposa County reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 1.90 inches.
January 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained Spotter near Ponderosa Basin in Mariposa County reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.08 inches.
April 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-A trained spotter reported heavy rainfall in Ponderosa Basin on the morning of April 18th.
February 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained Spotter near Ponderosa Basin in Mariposa County reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 1.66 inches. Also reported a season total of 55.56 inches.
February 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained spotter report of measured 24 hour rainfall total of 2.89 inches in Ponderosa Basin.
February 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained spotter report of measured 24 hour rainfall total of 1.42 inches near Ponderosa Basin in Mariposa County. Also reported a seasonal precipitation total from July 1st of 62.93 inches.
February 2017FloodElliott Corner-California Highway Patrol reported road flooding in several locations near Triangle Road and State Route 49 about 9 miles southeast of Midpines in Mariposa County.
February 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained spotter report of 24 hour rainfall total of 0.75 inches near Ponderosa Basin in Mariposa County.
February 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained Spotter report of a one hour rainfall total of 0.75 inches along with some small hail near Ponderosa Basin in Mariposa County.
February 2017Debris FlowElliott Corner-California Highway Patrol reported a large slide blocking both lanes of State Route 49 near Harris Road south of Ponderosa Basin.
June 2017Heavy RainElliott Corner-A spotter in Ponderosa Basin reported 24 hour rainfall total of 1.00. Most of this fell during the evening of June 11 through the early morning of June 12.
December 2016Heavy RainElliott Corner-Spotter report of 24 hour rainfall total of 1.41 inches.
February 2014Heavy RainElliott Corner-Trained spotter reported 0.22 inches of rain in Ponderosa Basin.
February 2014Heavy RainElliott Corner-Twenty six hundredths of an inch reported by a spotter.
January 2014Heavy RainElliott Corner-Storm spotter 24 hour rainfall 1.61 inches.
March 2010Heavy RainElliott Corner-Twenty four hour total at Ponderosa Basin was 1.5 inches.
October 2008Thunderstorm WindElliott Corner-A severe thunderstorm occurred near Mariposa. The mesonet station located at Miami reported wind gusts with this storm of 62 mph.

Every storm recorded in Mariposa 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
Ponderosa Basin2.1 miles23
Darrah5.0 miles35
Bootjack5.9 miles25
Fish Camp7.2 miles23
Wawona8.1 miles28
Jerseydale8.2 miles35
South Wawona8.8 miles28
South Wawona (historical)8.9 miles28

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 Q5365636The 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 252670. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.