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Pennington, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Sutter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95953. The Survey maps it on the Pennington quadrangle.

Pennington within Sutter County

Then and now

1888 to 1993

The 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 sheet of Pennington, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Pennington, surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

64 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Pennington between 1992 and 2019, burning about 681 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/undetermined26
Equipment and vehicle use16
Debris and open burning10
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 1998Smoking10 acresNorthern California DistrictHONCUT
5 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictLIBERTY 1
5 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictLIBERTY 2
30 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitLODGE
29 September 1997Smoking1.0 acresButte UnitWEDIN
28 September 2008Debris and open burning6.0 acresButte UnitGRAY LODGE REFUGE PP 153
26 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitPENNTINGTON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sutter County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Pennington: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Butte Rock North PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
John Nugent PlacerGoldUnknown
Pennington QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Sutter 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
Dean Place4.7 miles25
Riviera (historical)7.0 miles22
Live Oak7.1 miles22
Bihlman (historical)7.2 miles22
Mendoza (historical)8.0 miles23
Sunset8.0 miles22
Stafford (historical)8.3 miles23
Mount Vernon8.4 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 230492. 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.