Oliver, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Linda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95961. It stands on Yuba River. The Survey maps it on the Yuba City quadrangle. It stands 52 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.
Then and now
1888 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Oliver
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 7 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bok Kai Templelisted 1975 · 0.2 miles away
Marysville Historic Commercial Districtlisted 1999 · 0.4 miles away
Hart Buildinglisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
US Post Office-Marysville Mainlisted 1985 · 0.5 miles away
Packard Librarylisted 1978 · 0.5 miles away
Jose Manuel Ramirez Houselisted 1976 · 0.6 miles away- Warren P. Miller Houselisted 1998 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1888 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1911 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
854 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 854 fires within 5 miles of Oliver (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,620 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 64 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/undetermined | 574 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 61 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 48 |
| Smoking | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | E 22ND ST / SAMPSON ST |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | MOTOCROSS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Oliver (historical): 6 producers, 2 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Garcia Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marysville Rock Products Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pacific Coast Aggregates Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Simpson Lane Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Speckert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spreckert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yuba River Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Yuba | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Marysville | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| West Linda | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Yuba (historical) | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Binney Junction | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Alicia | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Linda | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| Olivehurst | 3.3 miles | 24 |
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 Q7087364 | The 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 1703571. 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.









