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Musick, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the San Luis Obispo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93420. It stands on Saucelito Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tar Spring Ridge quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Musick within San Luis Obispo County

Then and now

1922 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Musick (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Musick (historical), surveyed 1922

Compare 1922 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 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

42 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Musick (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,198 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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/undetermined17
Recreation and ceremony9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Debris and open burning4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Firearms and explosives use1
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
6 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitSLU 3671
6 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitSLU-2837
4 September 1998Naturalunder an acreLos Padres National ForestTROUT
25 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLOPEZ
21 September 2019Recreation and ceremony220 acresLos Padres National ForestLOPEZ
20 September 2010Recreation and ceremony2.5 acresLos Padres National ForestWATERS END
13 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use12 acresLos Padres National ForestLOPEZ
1 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLOBO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Luis Obispo County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Musick (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Marble, Dimension, Mercury. 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
ProspectsMercuryProspect
Ezra Carpenter DepositMarble, DimensionOccurrence
Kessler Onyx DepositMarble, DimensionPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Luis Obispo 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
Reeves Place5.6 miles23
Huasna5.9 miles20
Hathaway Place6.0 miles23
Pippin Corner6.3 miles22
Pozo6.7 miles22
Hubert Place7.5 miles23
Renshaw Place7.7 miles23
Verde8.7 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670668. 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.