Indak, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the Placerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95667. It lies near Cedar Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Placerville quadrangle. It stands 1,860 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.
Then and now
1891 to 1976The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Indak
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 6 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Confidence Halllisted 1982 · 0.1 miles away
Episcopal Church of Our Saviourlisted 1977 · 0.1 miles away
Fountain-Tallman Soda Workslisted 1984 · 0.1 miles away
John Pearson Soda Workslisted 1985 · 0.2 miles away
Combellack-Blair Houselisted 1985 · 0.3 miles away- United States Post Office-Main Street Branchlisted 2025 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 34 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 Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
935 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 935 fires within 5 miles of Indak (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,034 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 53 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 | 333 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 227 |
| Debris and open burning | 207 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 48 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SERVICE |
| 9 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BOEGER WINERY PLACERVILLE |
| 9 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BEALS RD GOLD_HILL |
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | LINDBERG |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | HY 50 EB / FORNI OFF RAM |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 1707 |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 1971 |
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | GATLIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 638 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 638 workings within 5 miles of Indak (historical): 326 occurrences, 178 unknowns, 121 past producers, 13 producers. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Slate, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Springs Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Diamond Springs Li | Calcium | Unknown | ||
| Grand Victory | Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Old Gravel Mine | Germanium | Unknown | ||
| Oregon | Gold, Arsenic, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Pacific Quartz | Gold, Arsenic, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Placerite Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Placerville District | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | 1848 | |
| Seven Bells | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unknown | Gemstone | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placerville | 0.1 miles | 34 | |
| Apex | 1.2 miles | 34 | |
| Perks Corner | 2.4 miles | 34 | |
| North Placerville | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Smithflat | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Diamond Springs | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Chili Bar | 2.8 miles | 32 | |
| Gold Trail Park | 3.1 miles | 32 |
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 Indak (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6015658 | 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 1744726. 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.










