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Elliott, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Lockeford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95632. It stands on Goose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lockeford quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Elliott within San Joaquin County

Then and now

1894 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 99 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 (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Elliott (historical), surveyed 1894

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

96 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Elliott (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,394 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined44
Equipment and vehicle use38
Debris and open burning8
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Firearms and explosives use1
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
5 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitPROUTY
4 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitCLAY
28 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitBORDEN
24 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitCLAY
23 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitLIBERTY
17 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitCOLLIER
13 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitLIBERTY
8 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresAmador-El Dorado Unit88

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Joaquin 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 Elliott (historical): 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Unnamed Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

Every working recorded in San Joaquin 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
Peltier4.6 miles24
Collierville4.9 miles23
Dogtown5.1 miles24
Lockeford5.2 miles24
Youngstown5.3 miles24
Clements5.8 miles24
Acampo6.6 miles23
Victor6.8 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1662171. 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.