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Gilberts, California

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Foresthill-Back Country census division. The Survey maps it on the Bunker Hill quadrangle.

Gilberts within Placer County

Then and now

1891 to 1977

The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Gilberts, surveyed 1977
Topographic sheet of Gilberts, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 33 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

100 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Gilberts between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23,620 acres in total. 39 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
Natural39
Recreation and ceremony24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Equipment and vehicle use9
Debris and open burning6
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking2

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
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,673 acresEldorado National ForestFORK
8 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreEldorado National ForestRIM 2
6 September 2012Naturalunder an acreEldorado National ForestHARTLESS
6 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreEldorado National ForestDRY
3 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreEldorado National ForestFREMONT
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreEldorado National ForestBAR
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreEldorado National ForestHELL
29 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreEldorado National ForestGEE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Placer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Gilberts: 4 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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
Big Bar ProspectGoldOccurrence
Big Gold BarGoldUnknown
GogginsGoldProducer
GogginsGoldPast Producer
Jack Robinson ClaimGoldOccurrence
Lucky GeorgeGoldUnknown
Pay Day No 1 ProspectGoldProspect
Pay Day No 1 ProspectGoldOccurrence
Red Star ProspectGoldProducer
Red Star ProspectGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Placer 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
Goggins2.8 miles29
Goggins (historical)2.9 miles29
Ramsey Crossing4.5 miles34
McCulloh4.9 miles34
Greekstore (historical)6.4 miles29
Zuver7.3 miles34
Flat Ravine (historical)8.8 miles33
Last Chance10.6 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1662492. 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.