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Grizzly Gulch, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the West Sierra census division. It lies near Chalk Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Pike quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Grizzly Gulch within Sierra County

Then and now

1891 to 2000

The 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 sheet of Grizzly Gulch (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Grizzly Gulch (historical), surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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

119 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Grizzly Gulch (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 82 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 6 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
Debris and open burning37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Natural14
Equipment and vehicle use13
Smoking7
Arson/incendiarism6
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
7 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTahoe National ForestWILLOW
28 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTahoe National ForestKANAKA
23 September 2011Natural13 acresTahoe National ForestINDIAN
20 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTahoe National ForestSLEIGHVILLE
16 September 1996Naturalunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitINDIGO
15 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreTahoe National ForestJOUBERT
1 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitCRUZON
9 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTahoe National ForestOREGON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sierra County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 174 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 174 workings within 5 miles of Grizzly Gulch (historical): 70 past producers, 56 occurrences, 29 unknowns, 14 producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Copper. 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
AlaskaGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerGold, Silver
Enterprise QtzGold, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
Fern LeafMolybdenum, Arsenic, GoldOccurrenceVein
Fern LeafMolybdenum, Arsenic, GoldUnknown
Galena HillAsbestosOccurrence
Grizzley RidgeGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerSurface/Underground
Kate HardyGold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerGold, Silver
Red Ledge Mine AreaNickelOccurrence1855
West DelhiGold, ArsenicPast ProducerUnderground
Fern LeafArsenic, Molybdenum, GoldOccurrenceVein

Every working recorded in Sierra 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
Plum Valley0.6 miles32
Tippecanoe (historical)0.8 miles32
Pike1.7 miles32
Nelson Mill2.1 miles32
Cold Spring (historical)3.2 miles32
Indian Hill (historical)3.9 miles27
Cal-Ida5.6 miles27
Unionville (historical)6.4 miles33

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701208. 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.