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Mather Field, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Rancho Cordova census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95655. The Survey maps it on the Carmichael quadrangle.

Mather Field within Sacramento County

Then and now

1891 to 1994

The 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 sheet of Mather Field, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Mather Field, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 35 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

236 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 236 fires within 5 miles of Mather Field between 1993 and 2020, burning about 6,532 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined167
Equipment and vehicle use25
Arson/incendiarism15
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Smoking12
Debris and open burning3
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Mather Field: 12 past producers, 12 producers, 3 occurrences. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Del Paso Rock Products Co.Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Haggin Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mcgilliuray Construction Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Natomas Co.Gold, Platinum, SilverPast Producer
American River Placer DepositsGoldProducerPlacer
American River Placer DepositsGoldOccurrence
Del Paso Rock Products Co.Gold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Haggin Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast ProducerSedimentary
Placer DepositsGoldProducerPlacer
Placer DepositsGoldOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sacramento 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
Rancho Cordova1.6 miles35
Routier (historical)1.6 miles35
Soudan2.7 miles35
Mayhew2.9 miles35
La Riviera3.2 miles35
Citrus3.2 miles35
Walsh Station3.3 miles35
Rosemont3.7 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659074. 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.