Fairoaks Bridge, California
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Rancho Cordova census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95670. It stands on Buffalo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Citrus Heights quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Fairoaks Bridge
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fair Oaks Bridge, Old,listed 2006 · 0.3 miles away
Slocum Houselisted 1979 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 35 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 Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Fairoaks quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Antelope quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Citrus Heights quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Fair Oaks quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Citrus Heights quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1975 USGS Citrus Heights quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Citrus Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
444 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 444 fires within 5 miles of Fairoaks Bridge (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. None started naturally. 25 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 | 346 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | GLORY |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Fairoaks Bridge (historical): 13 past producers, 12 producers, 6 occurrences, 1 unknown. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum, Silver, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom | Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Platinum | Past Producer | 1848, 1860, 1962 | |
| Folsom | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Folsom District | Gold, Silver, Platinum | Producer | 1849 | |
| Mississippi Bar Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| American River Area | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Natomas Co. | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Fair Oaks Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Fair Oaks Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Oaks | 0.9 miles | 35 | |
| Gold River | 1.0 miles | 31 | |
| Salsbury (historical) | 1.5 miles | 35 | |
| Citrus | 1.9 miles | 35 | |
| Soudan | 2.3 miles | 35 | |
| Nimbus | 2.6 miles | 31 | |
| Easton Place | 2.8 miles | 31 | |
| Alder Creek | 3.3 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666283. 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.














