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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.

Lasslys within Yuba County

Then and now

1888 to 1994

The 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 sheet of Lasslys (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Lasslys (historical), surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 29 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

194 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined70
Debris and open burning32
Equipment and vehicle use29
Arson/incendiarism19
Natural15
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking3
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
5 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acrePlumas National ForestDIGGER
4 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionFORBESTOWN
4 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePlumas National ForestWOODLEAF
3 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePlumas National ForestPIKE
29 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePlumas National ForestRAVINE
29 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorthern California DistrictCARNAHAN
28 September 2013Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acrePlumas National ForestFORBESTOWN
25 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePlumas National ForestPIKE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yuba County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 164 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Butte Co Pine and Hardwood CoAsbestosUnknown
Carlisle MineGold, Copper, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold
Forbestown Consolidated Gold MinesGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold
Gold Bank Consolidated QuartzGold, Silver, CopperProducer
Gold Bank Consolidated QuartzGold, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Horse ShoeGold, Copper, Silver, LeadPast ProducerVein
HorseshoeGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Mooretown MarbleLimestone, Dimension, Marble, DimensionUnknown
New York Flat PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Arbucco ProspectsClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Yuba 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
Mount Hope House (historical)0.9 miles29
Woodleaf2.2 miles29
Challenge2.3 miles29
Sharon Valley2.7 miles29
New York Flat (historical)2.9 miles26
Brownsville3.7 miles26
Greenville6.5 miles29
Strawberry Valley7.4 miles27

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 Q6494057The 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.