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Little York, California

36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Grass Valley census division. It lies near Hawkins Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Chicago Park quadrangle. It stands 2,927 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.

Little York within Nevada County

Then and now

1891 to 2000

The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Little York (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Little York (historical), surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 36 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

346 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 346 fires within 5 miles of Little York (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,529 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined130
Equipment and vehicle use72
Debris and open burning71
Natural17
Recreation and ceremony16
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking9
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Arson/incendiarism7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes1
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitSECRET
8 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitDUTCH
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 1434
7 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCentral California DistrictPENINSULA
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitALTA
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionROLLINS
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionROLLINS
5 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitFOREBAY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nevada County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 222 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 222 workings within 5 miles of Little York (historical): 79 occurrences, 66 unknowns, 51 past producers, 26 producers. 26 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Arkansas TravelerGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Big BlueGold, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold
Democrat BariteBarium-BariteProducerBarite
Dutch Flat DistrictGold, Platinum, Silver, Lead, Iron, Zinc, Copper, IndiumPast Producer1849
Lincoln Clay Pit and MillClayProducer
Little BearMagnesiteOccurrence
Pacific Silica Greenhorn PlantSilicaProducer
Steele PropertyMineral PigmentsOccurrenceMineral Pigments
Steele PropertyStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
VictoryGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite

Every working recorded in Nevada 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
You Bet1.5 miles36
Red Dog1.9 miles36
Hunts Hill (historical)3.5 miles36
Quaker Hill (historical)4.9 miles33
Buena Vista (historical)5.1 miles36
Bear River Pines5.1 miles36
Cascade Shores5.1 miles33
Pinecrest5.3 miles36

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 Little York (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6652627The 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 1682911. 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.