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Harden Flat, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95321. It stands on Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ascension Mountain quadrangle.

Harden Flat within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1897 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Harden Flat, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Harden Flat, surveyed 1897

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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

110 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Harden Flat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,072 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 18 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
Natural36
Arson/incendiarism18
Equipment and vehicle use13
Recreation and ceremony13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Smoking7
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2005Smokingunder an acreStanislaus National ForestWHEEL
8 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreStanislaus National ForestPACKARD
8 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreStanislaus National ForestRIM
6 September 1998Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestBEAR
5 September 2004Naturalunder an acreYosemite National ParkUPPERCATHE
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acreStanislaus National ForestRIDGE
30 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreStanislaus National ForestSWEET
29 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresStanislaus National ForestPIGEON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Harden Flat: 5 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Silver, Lead. 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
Anita No 1TungstenOccurrence
Goat Camp ProspectSilver, LeadOccurrence
Goat Camp ProspectSilver, LeadUnknown
Moore Creek Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
QuarryStoneUnknown
Buffalo Bill, Florence, Dorothy, Bell, Margarita ThelmaGoldOccurrence
Garfield Review Etc.GoldUnknown
Garfield, Review, Etc.GoldOccurrence
Gravel RangeGoldProspect
Ora S. CausbyGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tuolumne 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
Sequoia2.8 miles28
Colfax Spring4.3 miles29
Mather6.9 miles27
Aspen Valley9.4 miles27
Femmons9.6 miles33
Second Garrotte13.3 miles30
Buchanan14.6 miles29
Groveland15.2 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 261084. 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.