Meyers, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Salida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95356. The Survey maps it on the Salida quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1915 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Meyers
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.
- Dr. Robert and Mary Walton Houselisted 2006 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1915 USGS Salida quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Modesto West quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Salida quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Salida quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1989 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
195 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Meyers (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 207 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 | 146 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Meyers (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Riverbank Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| North McHenry | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Stewart (historical) | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| McHenry | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Riverbank | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Standiford | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Salida | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Claus | 6.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659119. 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.








