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Pacheco, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Redding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96002. The Survey maps it on the Enterprise quadrangle.

Pacheco within Shasta County

Then and now

1890 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Pacheco, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Pacheco, surveyed 1890

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 31 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

883 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 883 fires within 5 miles of Pacheco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,625 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 95 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/undetermined308
Equipment and vehicle use217
Debris and open burning95
Arson/incendiarism95
Smoking75
Misuse of fire by a minor70
Natural10
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Recreation and ceremony6

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
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitMARMAC RD ANDERSON
9 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitCAMELLIA ST / TIMBER LN
9 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitBIXBY KNOLLS MHP STA43
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitFIG TREE LN / LOFTUS RD 2
9 September 2007Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitMAJESTIC VIEW DR HAPPYVA
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitHAPPY
8 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitCHURN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Pacheco: 15 producers, 7 past producers, 5 occurrences. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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
Hein BrothersSand and Gravel, Construction, StoneOccurrence
Mountain Copper MineCopperPast Producer
Dawson GulchGold, SilverPast Producer
Dobson GulchGold, SilverPast Producer
CarlsonGoldProducer
CarlsonGoldPast Producer
ManzanitaGoldOccurrence
Olson DredgeGoldProducer
Olson DredgeGoldPast Producer
Shea Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Girvan2.4 miles29
El Rio Estates3.2 miles22
Enterprise3.6 miles31
Marina Travel Park4.7 miles31
Anderson4.8 miles22
Loomis Corners5.4 miles31
Redding5.9 miles29
Palo Cedro6.1 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682509. 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.