Malakoff, California
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Nevada City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95959. It lies near Buck Mountain. The Survey maps it on the North Bloomfield quadrangle. It stands 3,051 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.
Then and now
1891 to 2000The 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.


On record in Malakoff
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic Districtlisted 1973 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 33 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.
- 1891 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1938 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS North Bloomfield quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Alleghany quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS North Bloomfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS North Bloomfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
168 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Malakoff (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 180 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 13 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/undetermined | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Tahoe National Forest | RELIEF |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | CANYON |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | DAVID |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | MISSOURI BAR |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | GRAVE |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CONSERVATION |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CONSERVATION |
| 28 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | KANAKA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 198 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 198 workings within 5 miles of Malakoff (historical): 86 occurrences, 56 unknowns, 47 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Platinum, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Enterprise Qtz | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Grizzley Ridge | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Paine Bros | Gold, Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Paine Brs. | Gold, Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Gold, Hematite, Psilomelane, Rhodonite | |
| Relief Hill | Gold, Platinum, Titanium, Metal, Chromium | Producer | 1851 | |
| West Delhi | Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Edison | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Gold Star Placer | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Grizzley Ridge Claim | Gold, Copper | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bloomfield | 1.1 miles | 33 | |
| Lake City | 1.3 miles | 33 | |
| Relief | 3.1 miles | 34 | |
| North Columbia | 3.6 miles | 33 | |
| Snow Tent (historical) | 3.8 miles | 33 | |
| Woolsey Flat | 4.1 miles | 33 | |
| Blue Tent | 4.8 miles | 33 | |
| Moores Flat | 5.1 miles | 33 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q6741172 | The 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 1682914. 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.













