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Koloma, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the North El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95667. It stands on Dutch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coloma quadrangle. It stands 764 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.

Koloma 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 Koloma (historical), surveyed 1976
Topographic sheet of Koloma (historical), surveyed 1891

On record in Koloma

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 34 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

564 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 564 fires within 5 miles of Koloma (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,160 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 48 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/undetermined173
Equipment and vehicle use144
Debris and open burning132
Arson/incendiarism48
Power generation/transmission/distribution16
Smoking15
Natural13
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Other causes6
Recreation and ceremony5
Fireworks1

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 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBOOT
9 September 2015Smokingunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitBEALS RD GOLD_HILL
9 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitMARSHALL
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitTANGLEWOOD
9 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCentral California DistrictCOLOMA
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictCOLOMA 2
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCOLD
8 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitLOTUS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in El Dorado County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 390 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 390 workings within 5 miles of Koloma (historical): 193 occurrences, 98 unknowns, 93 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Slate, Dimension, 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
El DoradoCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, NickelPast ProducerReplacement
Funny BugGold, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Molybdenum, LeadPast ProducerBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Funny Bug PendelcoGold, CopperOccurrence
KelseyGold, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
Pioneer - LilyamaCopper, Gold, Silver, Iron, TungstenProducerChalcopyrite, Idocrase, Pyrite
Seven BellsCopper, GoldOccurrenceVein
Stuckslager StrucklagerGold, VanadiumOccurrence
Mccurdy MineIron, ChromiumPast Producer
O'Brien MineIron, ChromiumPast Producer1917, 1918
Pioneer-Lilyama MineCopper, Gold, SilverPast Producer1870, 1944

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
Coloma0.0 miles34
Lotus1.0 miles34
Gold Hill2.7 miles34
Kelsey3.7 miles32
Gold Trail Park3.9 miles32
Garden Valley4.1 miles32
Cold Springs4.1 miles34
Chili Bar4.3 miles32

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 Koloma (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6427487The 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 1733846. 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.