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Marigold, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the East Yuba-Beale AFB census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95901. The Survey maps it on the Browns Valley quadrangle. It stands 108 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.

Marigold within Yuba County

Then and now

1888 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Marigold (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Marigold (historical), surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

335 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 335 fires within 5 miles of Marigold (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,826 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined132
Equipment and vehicle use83
Debris and open burning53
Arson/incendiarism29
Smoking15
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony5
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHAMMON
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitHALLWOOD BL / WALNUT AV
8 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitHIGHWAY 70
7 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitHWY 20 / PLANTZ RD
6 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitROLLIN
4 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitWALNUT
4 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictSYCAMORE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yuba County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Marigold (historical): 16 producers, 6 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 3 prospects. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hammonton DistrictGold, Platinum, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer1849
Hammonton-Yuba RiverGold, SilverProducer
Yuba River DistrictGold, Iridium, Platinum, OsmiumProducer1849, 1905
Yuba SilicaSilicaProducer
Browns Valley DistrictGold, SilverPast Producer1850
Yuba County Gold CompanyGold, SilverPlant1903
AyerCopperOccurrenceVein
AyerCopperUnknown
Brady RanchCopperPast Producer
Brady RanchCopperOccurrence

Every working recorded in Yuba 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
Hammonton2.1 miles27
Dantoni3.3 miles25
Browns Valley4.9 miles27
Mello5.9 miles25
Linda6.2 miles25
Erle (historical)6.5 miles26
Sicard Flat6.8 miles24
Binney Junction7.2 miles25

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 Q6763282The 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 1703500. 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.