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Kenwood Estates, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Grass Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95949. It lies near French Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Grass Valley quadrangle.

Kenwood Estates within Nevada County

Then and now

1888 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Kenwood Estates, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Kenwood Estates, surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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

727 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 727 fires within 5 miles of Kenwood Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,678 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 25 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/undetermined292
Debris and open burning184
Equipment and vehicle use129
Misuse of fire by a minor34
Smoking29
Arson/incendiarism25
Power generation/transmission/distribution21
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony6

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 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictTHORNICROFT
9 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictOSCAR
9 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictGIBBONEY
9 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCentral California DistrictADAMS
8 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionOAK
8 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitMC COURTNEY
7 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresCentral California DistrictBLUM
7 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitMCCOURTNEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nevada County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 560 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 560 workings within 5 miles of Kenwood Estates: 325 past producers, 178 occurrences, 35 unknowns, 11 prospects. 11 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
Amador Consolidated ClaimsGold, MolybdenumOccurrence
ArnoldManganeseProspect
BrunswickGold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, SilverPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Bullion ConGold, Lead, TungstenPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Scheelite
Champion LodeGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Chicago Park Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Crown Point Con. Qtz.Gold, Copper, Silver, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
Empire Mines Co.Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast ProducerGold
Empire StarGold, Lead, Arsenic, ZincUnknown
Golden Center GpGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast ProducerGold

Every working recorded in Nevada 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
Forest Spring (historical)0.7 miles28
Alta Sierra1.2 miles28
La Barr Meadows1.9 miles28
Sherwood Forest2.2 miles28
Birch Meadow Acres2.3 miles28
Alta Sierra Estates2.9 miles29
Starbright Acres3.0 miles28
Highland Park3.0 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682904. 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.