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Eskini, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Durham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95938. The Survey maps it on the Chico quadrangle. It stands 157 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.

Eskini within Butte County

Then and now

1891 to 1980

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Eskini (historical), surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Eskini (historical), surveyed 1891

On record in Eskini

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

356 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 356 fires within 5 miles of Eskini (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,347 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined130
Equipment and vehicle use115
Debris and open burning65
Arson/incendiarism14
Smoking10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Other causes1

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
9 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitDURHAM
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitHEGAN
8 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreButte UnitTROXEL RD DRHM
8 September 2011Smokingunder an acreButte UnitSOUTH
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitMIDWAY1
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitMIDWAY2
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitMIDWAY3
7 September 2016Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionNEAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Eskini (historical): 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum, PGE. 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
Butte CreekGold, PlatinumProducer1848, 1949
Butte CreekGold, PGEUnknown
Butte Creek Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chico PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownGoldOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Durham0.1 miles28
Roble1.4 miles28
Esquon3.2 miles27
Dayton3.8 miles28
Stirling Junction4.9 miles28
Barber5.2 miles28
Chapmantown5.3 miles28
Chico6.1 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.

Wikipedia article on Eskini (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14681940The 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 1723943. 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.