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.
Then and now
1891 to 1977The 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 sheets covering this place
10 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
- 1953 USGS Bunker Hill quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Granite Chief quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,673 acres | Eldorado National Forest | FORK |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | RIM 2 |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | HARTLESS |
| 6 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | DRY |
| 3 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | FREMONT |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | BAR |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | HELL |
| 29 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | GEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bar Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Big Gold Bar | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Goggins | Gold | Producer | ||
| Goggins | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Jack Robinson Claim | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky George | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Pay Day No 1 Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Pay Day No 1 Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Red Star Prospect | Gold | Producer | ||
| Red Star Prospect | Gold | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goggins | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Goggins (historical) | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Ramsey Crossing | 4.5 miles | 34 | |
| McCulloh | 4.9 miles | 34 | |
| Greekstore (historical) | 6.4 miles | 29 | |
| Zuver | 7.3 miles | 34 | |
| Flat Ravine (historical) | 8.8 miles | 33 | |
| Last Chance | 10.6 miles | 29 |
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.









