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Maxwellton, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the San Luis Obispo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93401. It stands on East Corral de Piedra Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arroyo Grande NE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Maxwellton within San Luis Obispo County

Then and now

1897 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Maxwellton (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Maxwellton (historical), surveyed 1897

Compare 1897 against another survey:

On record in Maxwellton

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 34 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

352 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 352 fires within 5 miles of Maxwellton (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,059 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined152
Equipment and vehicle use120
Debris and open burning23
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Smoking12
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural8
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony6
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitSLU 3082
7 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitJOHNSON
7 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitCASLU04171
6 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Luis Obispo Unitnot named
4 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitTIFFANY
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitONTARIO RD / SAN LUIS BAY
3 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitTANK
29 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBRIDGE CREEK RD SLO_CO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Luis Obispo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Maxwellton (historical): 9 occurrences, 6 producers, 5 past producers, 2 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Manganese, Pumice. 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
3 Bar 5 Ranch PitStone, DimensionProducer
Gravel PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Isom ProspectManganese, ChromiumProspect1918
Owen GroupUraniumProducer
San Luis Brick Works, Inc.ClayProducer
Unnamed Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Yoakum TractGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Yoakum TractCopper, Silver, GoldProspect
Unnamed Pumice OccurrencePumiceOccurrence
Unnamed Pumice OccurrencePumiceOccurrence

Every working recorded in San Luis Obispo 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
Edna0.2 miles34
Asphalt Mines (historical)0.6 miles34
Steele (historical)0.9 miles34
Tiber1.6 miles34
Reeds (historical)2.0 miles34
Verde3.7 miles34
Pismo Beach4.3 miles32
Shell Beach4.4 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670667. 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.