Peachton, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Gridley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95948. The Survey maps it on the Biggs quadrangle. It stands 102 feet above sea level.
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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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
- 1912 USGS Biggs quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Biggs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Gridley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Biggs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
769 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 769 fires within 5 miles of Peachton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,623 acres in total. None started naturally. 65 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 | 299 |
| Debris and open burning | 178 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 174 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Butte Unit | CHATFIELD |
| 9 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Butte Unit | PAMMA,G |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Butte Unit | GRIDLEY FARM LABOR CAMP G |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Butte Unit | BIGGS |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | BONITO |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | PACIFIC |
| 7 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Butte Unit | NAUMES |
| 7 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | HAMILTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Peachton: 8 occurrences, 7 producers, 5 unknowns, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser, Henry J. Co. Betchel-Kaiser Rock Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Woods Pit & Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Butte County Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Cooper Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gridley Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kaiser Henry J Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mathews Roy | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Mcfarland Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oroville Wildlife Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Robinson Construction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Gridley | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Richland (historical) | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Gridley Colony Number Two (historical) | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Gridley | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| East Biggs | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Robinsons Corner | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Gridley Colony Number One (historical) | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Fagan | 3.3 miles | 22 |
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 Q7157692 | 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 1659356. 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.










