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Natoma, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Folsom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95630. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Folsom quadrangle.

Natoma within Sacramento County

Then and now

1891 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Natoma, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Natoma, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 31 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

258 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 258 fires within 5 miles of Natoma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,674 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 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/undetermined145
Equipment and vehicle use53
Arson/incendiarism26
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Smoking9
Debris and open burning7
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
7 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitSCOTT
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
6 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitGLORY
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined42 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitSCOTT
28 September 2009Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitPRAIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 59 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Natoma: 24 past producers, 17 producers, 15 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Platinum, Silver. 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
FolsomGold, Iridium, Osmium, PlatinumPast Producer1848, 1860, 1962
Mississippi Bar PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Walker MineChromium, IronPast ProducerChromite
American River AreaGold, Platinum, SilverPast Producer
Capital Dredging Co.Gold, Silver, PlatinumPast Producer
Folsom DistrictGold, Silver, PlatinumProducer1849
Folsom PrisonGraniteProducer
Folsom PrisonGranitePast Producer
Joerger MineChromiumPast ProducerChromite

Every working recorded in Sacramento County

Storms near this place

2 since 2026

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Natoma in 2 storm reports in 2026: 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2026FloodNatoma-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at US Highway 50 and Prairie City Road.
February 2026FloodNatoma-California Highway Patrol reported flooding across all lanes, with water being thrown up as vehicles slam on breaks and swerve.

Every storm 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
Folsom Junction0.9 miles31
Folsom1.6 miles31
Prairie City1.6 miles31
Alder Creek1.8 miles31
Glenborough1.8 miles31
Easton Place2.5 miles31
Nimbus2.5 miles31
Orangevale2.9 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252748. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.