Felix, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Angels City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95228. It stands on Salt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Salt Spring Valley quadrangle. It stands 1,115 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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.
- 1889 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1945 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Salt Spring Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
134 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Felix between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,894 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | JAQUIMA |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 84 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | SALT/2-2 |
| 5 September 2012 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | ALTAVILLE LCA 2 |
| 5 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | JAQUIMA |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | BRITCHEN |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Central California District | POOL |
| 30 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | MC KEON |
| 3 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.6 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | BUCKBOARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 119 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 119 workings within 5 miles of Felix: 42 occurrences, 34 past producers, 32 unknowns, 6 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Copper, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt of Slate | Slate, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Big Seven | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Deposit | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Donner & Callahan | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Donner Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Keystone Union | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Mountain King | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Nassau | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Nassau | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| North Keystone | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Underground |
Storms near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Felix in 3 storm reports between 2020 and 2023: 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felix | - | There was a gust of 59 mph measured at 6NNW Hodson. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Felix | - | A brief EF-1 tornado touched down near a small reservoir and Hogan Dam Road and continued NE for approximately 0.4 miles. It caused extensive tree damage to white oak and pine trees with trees uprooted and topped. The approximate path length was 0.4 miles with a path width of 50 yards and max winds of 90 mph. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Felix | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at State Route 4 and Pool Station Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen City | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Hodson (historical) | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Lost City | 4.4 miles | 27 | |
| Copperopolis | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Copper Cove Village | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Telegraph City | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Milton | 7.2 miles | 30 | |
| Fourth Crossing | 8.3 miles | 28 |
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 Felix | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5442108 | The 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 1658531. 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.












