Gelatt, California
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Donner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96161. It lies near Billy Mack Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Norden quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 2000The same ground, surveyed 109 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
11 surveys from 33 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 Truckee quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1932 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:96000
- 1940 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Donner Pass quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Norden quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Norden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Gelatt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 381 acres in total. 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | SKI AREA BOREAL TRUCKEE_F |
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | DONNER PASS RD TRUCKEE_F |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | EDIE |
| 5 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | EUER |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BOREAL |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | HIPPY |
| 4 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | COE |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | GRANITE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gelatt: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock Lodes | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Cold Stream Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donner Woods | 0.2 miles | 33 | |
| Donner Lake Village | 0.4 miles | 33 | |
| Weeks Tract | 0.4 miles | 33 | |
| Lakeview | 1.6 miles | 33 | |
| Donner Pines Tract | 2.5 miles | 36 | |
| Armstrong | 3.0 miles | 36 | |
| Norden | 3.4 miles | 33 | |
| Meadow Lake Park | 4.4 miles | 36 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1693425. 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.










