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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.

Malakoff 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 Malakoff (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Malakoff (historical), surveyed 1891

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 33 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

168 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined50
Debris and open burning43
Equipment and vehicle use23
Natural17
Arson/incendiarism13
Recreation and ceremony10
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3

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
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.6 acresTahoe National ForestRELIEF
5 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitCANYON
5 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictDAVID
5 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictMISSOURI BAR
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTahoe National ForestGRAVE
4 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTahoe National ForestCONSERVATION
3 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTahoe National ForestCONSERVATION
28 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTahoe National ForestKANAKA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nevada County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 198 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
EdisonCopper, GoldOccurrenceVein
Enterprise QtzGold, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
Grizzley RidgeGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerSurface/Underground
Paine BrosGold, Iron, ManganeseProspect
Paine Brs.Gold, Manganese, IronPast ProducerGold, Hematite, Psilomelane, Rhodonite
Relief HillGold, Platinum, Titanium, Metal, ChromiumProducer1851
West DelhiGold, ArsenicPast ProducerUnderground
EdisonCopperUnknown
Gold Star PlacerSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldUnknown
Grizzley Ridge ClaimGold, CopperOccurrence

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
North Bloomfield1.1 miles33
Lake City1.3 miles33
Relief3.1 miles34
North Columbia3.6 miles33
Snow Tent (historical)3.8 miles33
Woolsey Flat4.1 miles33
Blue Tent4.8 miles33
Moores Flat5.1 miles33

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 Q6741172The 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.