Latrobe, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95682. The Survey maps it on the Latrobe quadrangle. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1976The 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 sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 32 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.
- 1891 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Latrobe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Latrobe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
198 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Latrobe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,143 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | IONE |
| 8 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | LASSO |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FRENCH |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | MICHIGAN |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | TALON |
| 6 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SOUTH |
| 6 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | HOOF |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 171 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 121 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 121 workings within 5 miles of Latrobe: 59 occurrences, 28 unknowns, 28 past producers, 3 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Copper, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | Chromium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Breala | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Hill | Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Murphy Mine | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Rip and Tear | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Sacramento Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sugar Loaf | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Brandon | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Brandon | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Bug Claim | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1941 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Latrobe in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Latrobe | $2,000 | At approximately 1:17 pm an EF1 tornado developed near the town of Latrobe in El Dorado County, which is about four miles south of El Dorado Hills. The maximum wind speed of the tornado was estimated at 100 mph with a damage path of two miles. No injuries or fatalities have been reported. There was damage to the roof of one commercial building, a single power pole, a water tank, and to numerous trees.||Witness reports were crucial to the conclusion of the damage assessment as there was not a great deal of damage from which to distinguish between tornadic, downburst, or straight line winds. The conclusion of an EF1 designation was based primarily upon the damage caused to the oak trees in the damage path. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latrobe | $1,000 | California Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Latrobe Rd. There was a gust to 50 mph reported at the Bass Lake Road - El Dorado PGE gauge. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Latrobe | - | California Highway Patrol reported closure of Latrobe Road due to flooding and the roadway deteriorated underwater. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flonellis | 1.2 miles | 32 | |
| Brela | 1.4 miles | 32 | |
| Shrub | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| Brandon Corner | 3.2 miles | 32 | |
| Dugan | 3.4 miles | 32 | |
| Bullard | 3.6 miles | 32 | |
| Sprekelsville | 5.1 miles | 32 | |
| Marble Mountain | 6.7 miles | 29 |
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 Latrobe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6496970 | 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 1658949. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










