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Newtown, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Coulterville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95311. It lies near Louise Point. The Survey maps it on the Coulterville quadrangle. It stands 1,821 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.

Newtown within Mariposa County

Then and now

1893 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Newtown (historical), surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Newtown (historical), surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

On record in Newtown

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 34 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

151 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Newtown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,752 acres in total. 5 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/undetermined48
Debris and open burning35
Equipment and vehicle use28
Arson/incendiarism20
Natural5
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony2
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1

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 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionDONKEY
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreMerced-Mariposa UnitPENON BLANCO LOOKOUT
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictBONEYARD
8 September 2002Debris and open burning4.0 acresCentral California DistrictTAYLOR
7 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMerced-Mariposa UnitHILDAGO
6 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use165 acresCentral California DistrictHORSESHOE
5 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBROADWAY COULTERVILLE
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionFISKE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mariposa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 229 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 229 workings within 5 miles of Newtown (historical): 78 past producers, 69 occurrences, 44 unknowns, 20 producers. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Manganese. 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
Adelaide and AndersonGold, Lead, CopperPast Producer1867
Asbestos ProspectAsbestosOccurrence
BarrettCopper, Gold, ZincOccurrence
Champion IGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast Producer1855
CrystalGold, Mercury, CopperPast ProducerCinnabar, Gold
Jasper PointGemstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel, Jasper, Sand
Jasper PointSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
MalvinaGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerGold
Mary Harrison-Malvina GroupGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer1852
Red Hill MineGold, CopperOccurrence

Every working recorded in Mariposa 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
Coulterville0.6 miles34
Dogtown3.4 miles34
Greeley Hill4.4 miles34
Granite Springs5.5 miles28
Barrett6.6 miles28
Bagby7.0 miles28
Blanchard7.3 miles28
Bear Valley10.0 miles31

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.

Wikipedia article on Newtown (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7020631The 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 1670792. 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.