Lasslys, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Yuba Foothills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95941. It lies near Golden Gate Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Clipper Mills quadrangle. It stands 2,697 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.
Then and now
1888 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 106 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.
- 1888 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Clipper Mills quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Mooreville Ridge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Clipper Mills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Clipper Mills quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
194 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Lasslys (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,430 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 19 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 | 70 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | DIGGER |
| 4 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FORBESTOWN |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | WOODLEAF |
| 3 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | PIKE |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | RAVINE |
| 29 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northern California District | CARNAHAN |
| 28 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | FORBESTOWN |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | PIKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 164 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 164 workings within 5 miles of Lasslys (historical): 57 occurrences, 50 past producers, 43 unknowns, 9 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Chromium, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Co Pine and Hardwood Co | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Carlisle Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold | |
| Forbestown Consolidated Gold Mines | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Gold Bank Consolidated Quartz | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | ||
| Gold Bank Consolidated Quartz | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Horse Shoe | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Horseshoe | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Mooretown Marble | Limestone, Dimension, Marble, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| New York Flat Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arbucco Prospects | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hope House (historical) | 0.9 miles | 29 | |
| Woodleaf | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Challenge | 2.3 miles | 29 | |
| Sharon Valley | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| New York Flat (historical) | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Brownsville | 3.7 miles | 26 | |
| Greenville | 6.5 miles | 29 | |
| Strawberry Valley | 7.4 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q6494057 | 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 1723909. 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.











