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Gardenland, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sacramento census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95833. It stands on Arcade Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sacramento East quadrangle.

Gardenland 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 Gardenland, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Gardenland, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 32 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

254 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 254 fires within 5 miles of Gardenland between 1999 and 2020, burning about 346 acres in total. None started naturally. 20 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/undetermined197
Arson/incendiarism20
Equipment and vehicle use13
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Smoking4
Debris and open burning3

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 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2010Missing 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 2008Arson/incendiarism20 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2009Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
25 September 2010Missing 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 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Gardenland: 15 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gold. 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
Sacramento Gold PlacerGoldOccurrence
Harrison FaitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Harrison FaitClayPast Producer
American River DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cannon & Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Cannon & Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hard MaterialsSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Lentz Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lentz Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
PerkinsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
North Sacramento1.0 miles32
Swanston2.1 miles32
Sacramento2.3 miles32
Elvas2.4 miles32
Hagginwood2.5 miles33
Del Paso2.9 miles33
Ben Ali2.9 miles32
East Sacramento3.3 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658599. 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.