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Navajo, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Atascadero census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93453. It stands on McGinnis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Camatta Ranch quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

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

Compare 1922 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

27 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Navajo (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,401 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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
Equipment and vehicle use9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Debris and open burning1

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
3 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresLos Padres National ForestRANGE
14 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresLos Padres National ForestSTAIRSTEP
28 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictVEGETATION
2 August 2017Natural451 acresLos Padres National ForestRED
2 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined70 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCAMATTA
2 August 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitPARKHILL RD
17 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined715 acresLos Padres National ForestRED HILL
16 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined16 acresLos Padres National ForestCHORRO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Luis Obispo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Navajo (historical): 10 prospects, 8 occurrences, 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Gold, Silver, 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
F ProspectCopper, Gold, Silver, UraniumProspect
Fraser Canyon ProspectUranium, Gold, SilverProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Navajo Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pine Mountain Trail ProspectUranium, Gold, SilverOccurrence
A-34 ProspectGold, UraniumProspect
Barbara Jane ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Black WidowUraniumProspect
Clyde's Saylor ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Haynes ProspectsGold, UraniumOccurrence

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
La Panza3.7 miles23
Pozo7.2 miles22
Wilson Corner8.0 miles21
Pippin Corner8.5 miles22
Martinez Place8.8 miles23
Todd Place9.6 miles23
Musick (historical)13.4 miles22
Renshaw Place14.3 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670567. 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.