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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.

Lira within Sutter County

Then and now

1888 to 1993

The 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 sheet of Lira, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Lira, surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 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

12 since 2005

Regional 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/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning1

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
31 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,200 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitBUTTE FIRE
27 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use112 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitSOUTHRIDGE
16 July 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitTHOROUGHBRED
14 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined210 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitWEST BUTTE
5 March 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 February 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sutter County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Myers QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
QuarryStoneUnknown
Lucky Boy Occurrences 2ChromiumOccurrenceChromite
Unnamed ProspectsChromiumOccurrenceChromite
Butte Ranch Borrow SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Morehead Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sutter Buttes QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
North Fork American RiverGoldUnknown
Number TwoGoldUnknown
PennsylvaniaGoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Sutter 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
Tarke1.0 miles25
Meridian2.5 miles24
Joesphine5.0 miles22
Sutter6.2 miles25
Mount Vernon6.4 miles25
Progress6.7 miles22
Dean Place7.1 miles25
Butte House (historical)7.2 miles23

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.