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Jayhawk, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95672. It stands on Jayhawk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shingle Springs quadrangle. It stands 1,161 feet above sea level.

Jayhawk within El Dorado County

Then and now

1891 to 1976

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Jayhawk, surveyed 1976
Topographic sheet of Jayhawk, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

921 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 921 fires within 5 miles of Jayhawk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,562 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 62 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
Equipment and vehicle use310
Missing data/not specified/undetermined310
Debris and open burning117
Arson/incendiarism62
Misuse of fire by a minor55
Smoking19
Power generation/transmission/distribution17
Natural14
Recreation and ceremony10
Other causes7

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 2018Equipment and vehicle use2.5 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionNEUMANN
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBOOT
9 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unit50
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitTANGLEWOOD
9 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictRANCHERIA
9 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitRITE
9 September 1993Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitCIMMARON
8 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitAMBUSH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in El Dorado County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 187 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 187 workings within 5 miles of Jayhawk: 80 occurrences, 55 unknowns, 48 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, 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
Drumlummon ClaimCopper, Silver, ZincProspect
Funny BugGold, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Molybdenum, LeadPast ProducerBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Funny Bug PendelcoGold, CopperOccurrence
Pilot KnobSilver, GoldOccurrence
Stuckslager StrucklagerGold, VanadiumOccurrence
Cold Springs Sand and Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Foothill PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
RelianceIronOccurrence
RelianceIronUnknown
StuckslagerGold, VanadiumPast ProducerGold, Roscoelite

Every working recorded in El Dorado 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
Rescue1.6 miles32
Mariemont1.8 miles32
Skinners2.7 miles32
Cameron Airpark Estates3.7 miles32
Green Springs Ranch4.2 miles29
Hickok Ranch4.4 miles29
Cameron Park4.5 miles32
Manzanita Acres4.5 miles29

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 JayhawkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6167799The 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 1733985. 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.