Green Springs Ranch, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95672. The Survey maps it on the Clarksville quadrangle. It stands 1,040 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The 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.


On record in Green Springs Ranch
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Jacob Zentgraf Houselisted 2025 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 29 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 Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1941 USGS Folsom quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Folsom quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Clarksville quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,082 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,082 fires within 5 miles of Green Springs Ranch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,191 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 89 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 | 402 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 352 |
| Debris and open burning | 103 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 89 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 63 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | NEUMANN |
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | 50 |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | GREEN |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | RITE |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BASS |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | 50 |
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | ROAD |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BASS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 125 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 125 workings within 5 miles of Green Springs Ranch: 52 occurrences, 35 unknowns, 29 past producers, 5 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumlummon Claim | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Marble Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pilot Knob | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Boneset | Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Rose Kimberly | Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Darrington Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Joerger Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Reliance | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Reliance | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Walker Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | Chromite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Springs Valley | 0.9 miles | 29 | |
| Hickok Ranch | 1.2 miles | 29 | |
| Arroyo Vista | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Highland Village | 2.0 miles | 29 | |
| Skinners | 2.1 miles | 32 | |
| Green Valley Acres | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Briarwood Canyon | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Oak Tree Village | 2.2 miles | 29 |
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 Green Springs Ranch | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5603230 | The 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 1733978. 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.










