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Moseley, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Feather Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95916. It stands on Wild Yankee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Berry Creek quadrangle. It stands 1,811 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Moseley within Butte County

Then and now

1888 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Moseley (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Moseley (historical), surveyed 1888

Compare 1888 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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

259 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 259 fires within 5 miles of Moseley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,169 acres in total. 23 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/undetermined79
Debris and open burning58
Equipment and vehicle use55
Natural23
Arson/incendiarism20
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4

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
8 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitBLOOMER HILL
6 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use3.8 acresButte UnitMEADOW
6 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined8,333 acresButte UnitPOE
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCANYON
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSURCEASE
3 September 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitPINE
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresButte UnitOROVILLE QUINCY HWY / FOR
29 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitFOREMAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 54 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 54 workings within 5 miles of Moseley (historical): 23 past producers, 13 occurrences, 11 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Barium-Barite. 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
Big BendCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerReplacement
Big BendGold, Copper, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Bloomer HillGold, CopperOccurrenceReplacement
Jacks RanchGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Pinkston MineGold, Zinc, Barium-Barite, CopperPast ProducerBarite, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
SurceaseGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, ZincUnknown
Surcease Bunker Hill and Treasure HillSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperProducer
Surcease MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, IronPast ProducerAntimony, Bornite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite
Yankee HillClayOccurrence
Evening Star ClaimGold, Copper, ZincPast ProducerGold, Sphalerite

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Berry Creek1.4 miles28
Big Ripples (historical)3.4 miles28
Bloomer (historical)3.5 miles29
Las Plumas (historical)3.7 miles28
Pipers (historical)3.9 miles28
Brush (historical)4.0 miles28
Big Bend4.2 miles28
Blinzing (historical)5.1 miles28

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q6915596The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1723874. 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.