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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.

Latrobe 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 Latrobe, surveyed 1976
Topographic sheet of Latrobe, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 32 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

198 since 1992

Regional 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 use75
Missing data/not specified/undetermined60
Debris and open burning25
Arson/incendiarism19
Natural10
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor3

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 1999Natural8.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitIONE
8 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLASSO
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionFRENCH
8 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitMICHIGAN
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitTALON
6 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitSOUTH
6 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitHOOF
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined171 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in El Dorado County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 121 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BrandonChromium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, RhodiumPast Producer1918
BrealaCopper, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Copper HillCopper, Silver, Gold, ZincProducerBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite
Murphy MineIron, ChromiumPast Producer1918
Rip and TearCopper, Silver, GoldPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Sacramento CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Sugar LoafGold, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
BrandonSilicaOccurrence
BrandonSilicaOccurrence
Gold Bug ClaimChromium, IronPast Producer1941

Every working recorded in El Dorado County

Storms near this place

3 since 2010

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2010Tornado (EF1)Latrobe$2,000At 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 2023Thunderstorm WindLatrobe$1,000California 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 2023FloodLatrobe-California Highway Patrol reported closure of Latrobe Road due to flooding and the roadway deteriorated underwater.

Every storm 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
Flonellis1.2 miles32
Brela1.4 miles32
Shrub2.7 miles32
Brandon Corner3.2 miles32
Dugan3.4 miles32
Bullard3.6 miles32
Sprekelsville5.1 miles32
Marble Mountain6.7 miles29

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 LatrobeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6496970The 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.