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Live Oak, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Sloughhouse census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95683. The Survey maps it on the Carbondale quadrangle.

Live Oak within Sacramento County

Then and now

1894 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Live Oak, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Live Oak, surveyed 1894

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

209 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Live Oak between 1992 and 2018, burning about 15,899 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 29 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/undetermined86
Equipment and vehicle use69
Arson/incendiarism29
Natural8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Debris and open burning3
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1
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
9 September 1999Natural8.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitIONE
8 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitMICHIGAN
7 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use10 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitSIXTEEN
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitINDIO
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitDILLARD
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitMICHIGAN
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined172 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitLATROBE
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 Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Live Oak: 13 occurrences, 12 producers, 10 past producers, 3 unknowns. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Clay. 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
Ben Brown PitKaolinPast Producer
Forest HomeGold, CorundumOccurrence
Michigan BarGold, Platinum, Iridium, OsmiumProducerStream Placer
Michigan BarGold, PGEUnknown
Michigan Bar DistrictGold, Silver, PGEPast Producer1850
Mountain Gold Dredging Co.Gold, SilverProducerPlacer
AgaraCopperOccurrence
Forest HomeCopperOccurrenceUnderground
Clay PitsClayUnknown
Hope FountainClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sacramento 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
Michigan Bar (historical)1.6 miles25
Rancho Murieta1.6 miles27
Cosumne5.4 miles22
Sloughhouse6.4 miles22
Walltown6.4 miles27
Malby Crossing8.9 miles27
White Rock9.9 miles29
Clay11.2 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658987. 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.