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Ganns, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Arnold-West Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95223. It lies near Bailey Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Calaveras Dome quadrangle. It stands 6,742 feet above sea level.

Ganns within Calaveras County

Then and now

1891 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ganns, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Ganns, surveyed 1891

Compare 1891 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 29 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

126 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Ganns between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,283 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 1 was 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
Natural52
Recreation and ceremony31
Debris and open burning12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Smoking8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1

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
6 September 2018Natural2.0 acresStanislaus National ForestCABBAGE
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestBURNT CORRAL
4 September 1998Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestWHITTLES
4 September 1998Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestRAMSEY
4 September 1998Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestRATTLE
30 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreStanislaus National ForestMUD
29 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreStanislaus National ForestBLACK
27 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreStanislaus National ForestGANNS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calaveras 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 Ganns: 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Flagstone, Tungsten. 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
Green Tail ClaimsTungstenOccurrence
Salt Springs DamStoneProducer
Salt Springs DamFlagstoneOccurrence

Every working recorded in Calaveras 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
Big Meadow2.4 miles30
Skyhigh3.5 miles30
Cottage Springs4.4 miles29
Tamarack Springs4.7 miles30
Tamarack5.0 miles30
Sherman Acres5.5 miles30
Lombardi5.7 miles30
Big Trees Village8.5 miles29

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 GannsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5521434The 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 1658598. 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.