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Magnet, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Yosemite Lakes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93645. It stands on Coon Creek. The Survey maps it on the O'Neals quadrangle. It stands 1,404 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.

Magnet within Madera County

Then and now

1912 to 1980

The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Magnet (historical), surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Magnet (historical), surveyed 1912

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

223 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 223 fires within 5 miles of Magnet (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,432 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined92
Equipment and vehicle use63
Debris and open burning24
Arson/incendiarism15
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Natural8
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking5
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictSEMINOLE
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitRD 200 / MERCER RD
7 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitTOPPING
5 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLILY
3 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitWELLS
29 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined29 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitSMALLEY IC
27 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHOGAN'S
22 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitSPRING

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madera County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 75 workings within 5 miles of Magnet (historical): 35 past producers, 31 prospects, 7 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, 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
Ecke Rare Earth PropertiesTitanium, REEOccurrence
Quartz MtnGold, ArsenicPast ProducerUnderground
Big Ben and Big Ben No. 1 ClaimsSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mt. Tungsten ProspectTungstenProducerScheelite
Mt. Tungsten ProspectTungstenPast Producer
FlorenceGold, SilverUnknown
HardscrabbleGold, SilverPast Producer
Williams & ParkerGold, SilverPast Producer
Abbey MineGoldPast ProducerGold

Every working recorded in Madera 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
O'Neals2.4 miles25
Hildreth3.4 miles31
Fine Gold3.5 miles26
Indian Lakes Estates4.2 miles25
Willow Glen (historical)4.8 miles25
Narbo (historical)5.0 miles25
Yosemite Lakes Park6.0 miles23
Yosemite Lakes6.5 miles23

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 Magnet (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6731411The 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 1812718. 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.