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Oo-moo-chah, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Elk Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95624. The Survey maps it on the Elk Grove quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Oo-moo-chah within Sacramento County

Then and now

1894 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Oo-moo-chah (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Oo-moo-chah (historical), surveyed 1894

On record in Oo-moo-chah

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 26 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

79 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Oo-moo-chah (historical) between 1997 and 2018, burning about 63 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined56
Equipment and vehicle use7
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking3
Debris and open burning1

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
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
18 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
16 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
13 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
17 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Oo-moo-chah (historical): 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lithium. 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
Preston Hanford Sand and GravelLithiumProducer
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sacramento County PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sacramento County PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hanford PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
West Coast Building WreckSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working 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
Elk Grove0.0 miles26
Fallbrook0.9 miles26
Camden1.4 miles22
Graham (historical)2.7 miles22
Laguna2.9 miles22
Vineyard4.1 miles26
Sheldon4.1 miles26
Coffing4.3 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670647. 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.