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Marsh Creek Springs, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Tassajara census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94517. It lies near Perkins Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Antioch South quadrangle. It stands 584 feet above sea level.

Marsh Creek Springs within Contra Costa County

Then and now

1896 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Marsh Creek Springs, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Marsh Creek Springs, surveyed 1896

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 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

262 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 262 fires within 5 miles of Marsh Creek Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,985 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 38 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/undetermined119
Equipment and vehicle use79
Arson/incendiarism38
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony3
Firearms and explosives use2
Debris and open burning2
Natural1

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Clara Unit2-JUN
8 September 2013Firearms and explosives use3,100 acresSanta Clara UnitMORGAN
7 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitMORGAN TERRITORY RD / WHI
5 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitBOSWORTH
5 September 2001Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitREGENCY
4 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitCURRY
30 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPG&E
29 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSanta Clara UnitMORGAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Contra Costa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Marsh Creek Springs: 22 occurrences, 18 prospects, 15 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Mercury, Asbestos. 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
Sycamore CanyonCopper, Zinc, MercuryOccurrenceUnderground
Sycamore CanyonCopper, Mercury, ZincUnknown
Turtle Rock QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Unnamed LocationSilica, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed ProspectZinc, Mercury, CopperPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectZinc, Copper, MercuryPast Producer
Mount Zion Copper CompanyCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrence
Mt. Diablo Rock & Asphalt Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Mt. Diablo Rock and Asphalt Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
White Diamond ClaimSilver, GoldOccurrence

Every working recorded in Contra Costa 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
Stewartville3.7 miles29
West Hartley4.0 miles29
Somersville4.5 miles29
Nortonville4.7 miles27
Rock City5.2 miles27
Clayton5.5 miles27
Blackhawk5.7 miles27
Tassajara6.7 miles24

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 Marsh Creek SpringsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14683281The 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 1659067. 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.