Jesus Maria, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the San Andreas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95245. It stands on Jesus Maria Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mokelumne Hill quadrangle. It stands 1,043 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1993The 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 sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1889 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mokelumne Hill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Mokelumne Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Mokelumne Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1993 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Jesus Maria between 1992 and 2020, burning about 79,503 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 | 70,868 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BUTTE |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Central California District | LIGHTNING 39 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Central California District | LIGHTNING 25 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LIGHTNING #25 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | LIGHTNING 33 |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Central California District | BLAKELY |
| 7 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | BAKER RILEY WY / JESUS MA |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | 1-5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 330 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 330 workings within 5 miles of Jesus Maria: 113 unknowns, 97 occurrences, 84 past producers, 35 producers. 35 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bonanza Deposit | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Boston | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Digitalli | Cobalt, Copper, Manganese | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Ilex Mine | Gold, Copper, Antimony, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Stibnite | |
| Mokelumne Hill Prospect | Nickel, Cobalt | Occurrence | ||
| Rough Diamond Placer Mine | Gold, Quartz | Producer | Placer | |
| Aime Laidet | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Aime Laidet | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Casey & Bach Claim | Cobalt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Rich Gulch | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Mokelumne Hill | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Big Bar | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Alabama Hill | 5.6 miles | 30 | |
| Glencoe | 5.8 miles | 30 | |
| Paloma | 6.4 miles | 29 | |
| San Andreas | 6.4 miles | 28 |
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 Jesus Maria | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474311 | 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 1658860. 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.











