Omira, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Honey Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96109. It stands on Rhodes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Constantia quadrangle. It stands 4,347 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1890 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 27 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.
- 1890 USGS Sierraville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sierraville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Sierraville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1950 USGS Chilcoot quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Constantia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Portola quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Constantia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
198 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Omira between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,561 acres in total. 122 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 122 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | ROBINSON |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northern California District | CCD CAN |
| 5 September 1994 | Other causes | under an acre | Northern California District | DOY#3 |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | R1 SAGE |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | BIRTHDAY |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | SNEAKER |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | CCD FISH |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | ADAMS |
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 Omira: 5 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Quartz, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Elbow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Borroww Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Donald R Nos 1 2 and Indepndnce Grp | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Donald R. Nos. 1 and 2 and Independence Group | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Perry Jones Group | Uranium | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constantia | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Doyle | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Scotts | 8.4 miles | 26 | |
| Reno Junction | 12.1 miles | 26 | |
| Herlong | 12.6 miles | 21 | |
| Patton Village | 12.7 miles | 21 | |
| Chats (historical) | 13.3 miles | 26 | |
| Calneva | 13.3 miles | 20 |
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 Omira | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7090211 | 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 1656199. 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.








