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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.

Michigan Bar within Sacramento County

Then and now

1894 to 1993

The 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 sheet of Michigan Bar (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Michigan Bar (historical), surveyed 1894

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 25 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

195 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined80
Equipment and vehicle use65
Arson/incendiarism21
Natural9
Debris and open burning7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1

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 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitIONE
9 September 1999Natural8.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitIONE
8 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitMICHIGAN
7 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use10 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitSIXTEEN
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitMICHIGAN
5 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitREICH
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined172 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitLATROBE
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined171 acresCalifornia 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 46 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ben Brown PitKaolinPast Producer
Copper HillCopper, ZincOccurrence
Copper HillCopper, Silver, Gold, ZincProducerBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite
Forest HomeGold, CorundumOccurrence
Michigan BarGold, Platinum, Iridium, OsmiumProducerStream Placer
Michigan BarGold, PGEUnknown
Michigan Bar DistrictGold, Silver, PGEPast Producer1850
Mountain Gold Dredging Co.Gold, SilverProducerPlacer
Nother Carbondale MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ione Coal and Iron CIronOccurrence

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
Live Oak1.6 miles25
Rancho Murieta3.0 miles27
Cosumne7.0 miles22
Walltown7.1 miles27
Sloughhouse8.0 miles22
Malby Crossing9.1 miles27
White Rock10.3 miles29
Clay11.8 miles25

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.