Malby Crossing, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It lies in ZIP code area 95762. The Survey maps it on the Folsom SE quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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 Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1941 USGS Folsom quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Folsom quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Folsom SE quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
534 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 534 fires within 5 miles of Malby Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,468 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 51 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 | 198 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 197 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | WYCLIFFE WY EL_DORADO_HI |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BASS |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | 50 |
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SCOTT |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BASS |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BASS |
| 4 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | ROBERT |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | LATROBE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 46 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Malby Crossing: 20 occurrences, 9 producers, 9 past producers, 4 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Richardson | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Soapstone | |
| Marble Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Yost Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Joerger Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Walker Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Keables | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Kiefe Estate | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Rossi Ground | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sacramento Gold | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cothain | Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock | 1.5 miles | 29 | |
| Walltown | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Prairie City | 4.9 miles | 31 | |
| Glenborough | 6.2 miles | 31 | |
| Natoma | 6.5 miles | 31 | |
| Folsom Junction | 7.0 miles | 31 | |
| Alder Creek | 7.1 miles | 31 | |
| Folsom | 7.1 miles | 31 |
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 Q122595928 | 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 1656149. 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.










