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Ohmer, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Central Contra Costa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94520. It stands on Mount Diablo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vine Hill quadrangle. It stands 62 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.

Ohmer within Contra Costa County

Then and now

1896 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ohmer (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Ohmer (historical), surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 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

536 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 536 fires within 5 miles of Ohmer (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,670 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 102 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/undetermined222
Arson/incendiarism102
Equipment and vehicle use65
Smoking64
Misuse of fire by a minor58
Debris and open burning16
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
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
7 September 2010Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2008Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2008Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresSanta Clara Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Contra Costa 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 Ohmer (historical): 11 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice, Calcium. 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
Alves PitClayProducer
Cowell SilverSilverUnknown
Cowell Silver Sand Co., LawsSilicaProducerSand
Mt. Diablo Lime Marl Co.Limestone, GeneralOccurrenceSedimentary
Silver SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Co.CalciumPast Producer
Mt. Diablo Lime Marl Co.CalciumPast Producer
Unnamed LocationCalciumProspect
AlvarnezPumiceOccurrence
AlvarnezPumicePast Producer

Every working recorded in Contra Costa 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
Clyde1.1 miles34
Monsanto2.1 miles34
Concord2.2 miles42
Port Chicago (historical)2.5 miles34
Maltby2.5 miles34
Nichols2.9 miles29
Avon3.2 miles34
Pacheco3.3 miles42

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.

Wikidata item Q7081097The 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 1732469. 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.