Lira, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Meridian-Robbins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95957. The Survey maps it on the Sutter Buttes quadrangle.
Then and now
1888 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 105 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 25 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 Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1912 USGS Marysville Buttes quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1912 USGS Sutter Buttes quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Sutter Buttes quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Sutter Buttes quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Lira between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,550 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | BUTTE FIRE |
| 27 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 112 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | SOUTHRIDGE |
| 16 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | THOROUGHBRED |
| 14 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | WEST BUTTE |
| 5 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 February 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lira: 5 unknowns, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Lucky Boy Occurrences 2 | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Butte Ranch Borrow Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morehead Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sutter Buttes Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Fork American River | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Number Two | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Pennsylvania | Gold | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarke | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Meridian | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Joesphine | 5.0 miles | 22 | |
| Sutter | 6.2 miles | 25 | |
| Mount Vernon | 6.4 miles | 25 | |
| Progress | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Dean Place | 7.1 miles | 25 | |
| Butte House (historical) | 7.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658964. 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.










