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.
Then and now
1896 to 1989The 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 sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 29 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.
- 1896 USGS Mt. Diablo quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Mt. Diablo quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1916 USGS Lone Tree Valley quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Mt. Diablo quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Antioch South quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
262 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 119 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 79 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | 2-JUN |
| 8 September 2013 | Firearms and explosives use | 3,100 acres | Santa Clara Unit | MORGAN |
| 7 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | MORGAN TERRITORY RD / WHI |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | BOSWORTH |
| 5 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | REGENCY |
| 4 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | CURRY |
| 30 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | PG&E |
| 29 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | MORGAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Canyon | Copper, Zinc, Mercury | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Sycamore Canyon | Copper, Mercury, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Turtle Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc, Mercury, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc, Copper, Mercury | Past Producer | ||
| Mount Zion Copper Company | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Mt. Diablo Rock & Asphalt Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Mt. Diablo Rock and Asphalt Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| White Diamond Claim | Silver, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewartville | 3.7 miles | 29 | |
| West Hartley | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| Somersville | 4.5 miles | 29 | |
| Nortonville | 4.7 miles | 27 | |
| Rock City | 5.2 miles | 27 | |
| Clayton | 5.5 miles | 27 | |
| Blackhawk | 5.7 miles | 27 | |
| Tassajara | 6.7 miles | 24 |
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 Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14683281 | 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 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.









