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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.

Fairoaks Bridge within Sacramento County

Then and now

1891 to 1994

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Fairoaks Bridge (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Fairoaks Bridge (historical), surveyed 1891

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 35 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

444 since 1993

Regional 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/undetermined346
Equipment and vehicle use30
Arson/incendiarism25
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Smoking17
Debris and open burning7
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitGLORY
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
FolsomGold, Iridium, Osmium, PlatinumPast Producer1848, 1860, 1962
FolsomGold, SilverUnknown
Folsom DistrictGold, Silver, PlatinumProducer1849
Mississippi Bar PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
American River AreaGold, Platinum, SilverPast Producer
Natomas Co.Gold, Platinum, SilverPast Producer
Fair Oaks Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast ProducerSedimentary
Fair Oaks Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Sacramento 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
Fair Oaks0.9 miles35
Gold River1.0 miles31
Salsbury (historical)1.5 miles35
Citrus1.9 miles35
Soudan2.3 miles35
Nimbus2.6 miles31
Easton Place2.8 miles31
Alder Creek3.3 miles31

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.