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Mayhew, 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 95827. The Survey maps it on the Carmichael quadrangle.

Mayhew 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 Mayhew, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Mayhew, surveyed 1891

On record in Mayhew

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

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

260 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 260 fires within 5 miles of Mayhew between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6,655 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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/undetermined183
Equipment and vehicle use24
Arson/incendiarism20
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Smoking11
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
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 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
7 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot 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
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder 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

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 39 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Mayhew: 19 past producers, 16 producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Harrison FaitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Harrison FaitClayPast Producer
Valley Brick CoClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Valley Brick CoClayPast Producer
Brighton Sand and Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast ProducerSedimentary
Brighton Sand and Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer
Del Paso Rock Products Co.Gold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Sacramento County

Storms near this place

4 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mayhew in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 4 flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2019FloodMayhew1 hurtOn Twitter the public information officer from Metro Fire of Sacramento posted pictures of a second swift water rescue that occurred on Kiefer Blvd. north of Jackson Road.
February 2019FloodMayhew$20,000On twitter the public information officer from Metro fire of Sacramento posted about a swift water rescue that occurred on Feb 13 at 4:44 pm. on Kiefer Blvd north of Jackson Rd.
January 2023FloodMayhew-The California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at Jackson Road and Eagles | Nest Road near the Sacramento Muslim Cemetery.
January 2017FloodMayhew-Kiefer Boulevard north of Jackson Rd. was closed due to flooding.

Every storm 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
La Riviera0.3 miles35
Rosemont1.2 miles35
Manlove1.4 miles35
Arden Town1.8 miles32
Routier (historical)1.9 miles35
Walsh Station2.7 miles35
Perkins2.8 miles32
Mather Field2.9 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252733. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.