Placer One, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95765. The Survey maps it on the Roseville quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 103 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
14 surveys from 29 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.
- 1891 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Roseville quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Markham Ravine quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Roseville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Roseville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Roseville quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
600 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 600 fires within 5 miles of Placer One between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,950 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 62 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 | 323 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 128 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Smoking | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | FOOTHILL |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | WHITNEY |
| 8 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | BICHEL |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | DOWD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Placer One: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Olean Colfax Mine | Clay, Stone | Producer | ||
| Collet Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quarries Active 1893-4 Near Lincoln | Granite | Producer | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Zirconium | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2832597. 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.













