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Omo Ranch, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95684. It lies near O'Connor Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Omo Ranch quadrangle. It stands 3,612 feet above sea level.

Omo Ranch within El Dorado County

Then and now

1891 to 1976

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Omo Ranch, surveyed 1976
Topographic sheet of Omo Ranch, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 30 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

203 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Omo Ranch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,108 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 18 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
Debris and open burning60
Missing data/not specified/undetermined52
Equipment and vehicle use30
Natural20
Arson/incendiarism18
Recreation and ceremony9
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
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
8 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use10 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitFAIRPLAY
8 September 1996Smokingunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitBENNETT
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitGULCH
4 September 2015Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitHILLTOP
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitOMO
4 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreEldorado National ForestBARNEY
4 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitWILLOW
28 September 2005Naturalunder an acreEldorado National ForestSOPIAGO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in El Dorado County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 302 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 302 workings within 5 miles of Omo Ranch: 145 occurrences, 113 unknowns, 43 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Marble, Dimension. 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
ConsumnesCopper, Molybdenum, Gold, SilverPast ProducerBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
CosumnesMolybdenum, Copper, GoldOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
CosumnesGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, MolybdenumPast Producer1859
Cosumnes Copper MineCopper, Molybdenum, Silver, GoldUnknown
MoreyGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerGold
MoreyGold, Lead, SilverUnknown
Morey HumbugSilver, Lead, GoldOccurrence
Mount PleasantGold, Lead, Copper, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Philadelphia and Gold NoteGold, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
UnknownStoneOccurrence

Every working recorded in El Dorado 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
Grizzly Peak3.9 miles31
Grizzly Flat4.5 miles31
Fair Play4.7 miles30
Sweeneys Crossing5.6 miles31
Gilberts5.7 miles34
Coyoteville6.5 miles30
Happy Valley7.0 miles31
Tylers Corner7.0 miles30

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 Omo RanchAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7090426The 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 1659305. 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.