Michigan Bar, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Sloughhouse census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95683. The Survey maps it on the Carbondale 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
1894 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 99 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
9 surveys from 25 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.
- 1894 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1909 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1993 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
195 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Michigan Bar (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 5,883 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 21 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 | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | IONE |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | IONE |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | MICHIGAN |
| 7 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SIXTEEN |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | MICHIGAN |
| 5 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | REICH |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | LATROBE |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 171 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 46 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Michigan Bar (historical): 22 occurrences, 12 producers, 6 past producers, 4 unknowns. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Brown Pit | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Hill | Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Hill | Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Forest Home | Gold, Corundum | Occurrence | ||
| Michigan Bar | Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Osmium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Michigan Bar | Gold, PGE | Unknown | ||
| Michigan Bar District | Gold, Silver, PGE | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Mountain Gold Dredging Co. | Gold, Silver | Producer | Placer | |
| Nother Carbondale Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ione Coal and Iron C | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak | 1.6 miles | 25 | |
| Rancho Murieta | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Cosumne | 7.0 miles | 22 | |
| Walltown | 7.1 miles | 27 | |
| Sloughhouse | 8.0 miles | 22 | |
| Malby Crossing | 9.1 miles | 27 | |
| White Rock | 10.3 miles | 29 | |
| Clay | 11.8 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666314. 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.








