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Haselbusch, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Biggs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95917. The Survey maps it on the Biggs quadrangle. It stands 118 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Haselbusch within Butte County

Then and now

1888 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Haselbusch (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Haselbusch (historical), surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

753 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 753 fires within 5 miles of Haselbusch (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,992 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 74 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/undetermined333
Equipment and vehicle use193
Debris and open burning90
Arson/incendiarism74
Misuse of fire by a minor38
Smoking19
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony2

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 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresButte UnitLARKIN IC WHITE 3
9 September 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresButte UnitCHATFIELD
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresButte UnitWILD
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresButte UnitBIGGS
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresButte UnitBONITO
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte Unit99
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitPACIFIC
7 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitBIGGS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Haselbusch (historical): 7 occurrences, 7 unknowns, 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Silver, 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
Feather River DistrictGold, Iridium, Platinum, OsmiumPast Producer1849, 1895
OrovilleSilver, GoldPast Producer
Oroville DistrictGold, PlatinumPast Producer1849
LemrohGold, SilverPast Producer
OrovilleGold, SilverUnknown
Butte County Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSedimentary
Natomas 100 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Oroville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Oroville Wildlife PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Vance PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Hume (historical)1.3 miles22
Lorraine (historical)1.5 miles22
East Biggs2.2 miles22
Oak Grove2.7 miles25
Richland (historical)3.5 miles22
Riceton4.0 miles22
Biggs4.1 miles22
Oroville Junction4.3 miles26

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.

Wikidata item Q5678783The 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 1666783. 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.