Kennedy Meadow, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95364. It stands on Deadman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sonora Pass quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 2001The 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 sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 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.
- 1896 USGS Dardanelles quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1898 USGS Dardanelles quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sonora Pass quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Sonora Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Sonora Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Kennedy Meadow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 350 acres in total. 86 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 86 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | SILVER |
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | CHIPMUNK 2 |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | BALD |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | THREE |
| 4 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | EUREKA |
| 30 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | BAKER |
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | GATE |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Stanislaus National Forest | PIDGEON 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Kennedy Meadow: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKittrick Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Mine Creek Prospect | Gold, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Peugh Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Carrigan Mines Inc | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Juniper Claim | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Juniper Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Juniper Mine | Uranium | Prospect | 1955, 1963 | |
| Unidentified | Uranium | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dardanelle | 5.1 miles | 27 | |
| Wagner | 7.7 miles | 27 | |
| Cow Creek | 14.0 miles | 28 | |
| Bumblebee | 14.6 miles | 28 | |
| Pinecrest | 15.5 miles | 28 | |
| Strawberry | 16.0 miles | 28 | |
| Cold Springs | 19.3 miles | 28 | |
| Spring Gap | 21.3 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1652887. 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.









