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Nimbus, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Rancho Cordova census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95742. It stands on Alder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Folsom quadrangle.

Nimbus 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 Nimbus, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Nimbus, 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

272 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 272 fires within 5 miles of Nimbus between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,149 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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/undetermined188
Equipment and vehicle use43
Arson/incendiarism15
Smoking12
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Debris and open burning4
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
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
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
28 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
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 46 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Nimbus: 19 past producers, 16 producers, 10 occurrences, 1 unknown. 16 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
American River AreaGold, Platinum, SilverPast Producer
Capital Dredging Co.Gold, Silver, PlatinumPast Producer
Folsom DistrictGold, Silver, PlatinumProducer1849
Natomas Co.Gold, Platinum, SilverPast Producer
FolsomGold, SilverUnknown
Kiefe EstateGold, SilverPast Producer
Prarie CityGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Sacramento County

Storms near this place

1 since 2026

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nimbus in 1 storm report in 2026: 1 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 2026FloodNimbus-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at US Highway 50 West and Hazel Avenue from heavy rain.

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
Easton Place0.3 miles31
Alder Creek0.8 miles31
Glenborough1.6 miles31
Gold River1.7 miles31
Salsbury (historical)2.2 miles35
Natoma2.5 miles31
Fairoaks Bridge (historical)2.6 miles35
Citrus3.1 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656189. 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.