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Plumtree, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Woodland census division. The Survey maps it on the Sacramento West quadrangle. It stands 26 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Plumtree within Yolo County

Then and now

1907 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Plumtree (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Plumtree (historical), surveyed 1907

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 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

102 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Plumtree (historical) between 1999 and 2019, burning about 487 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/undetermined80
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking4
Debris and open burning2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2009Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yolo County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Plumtree (historical): 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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
Barnett Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Sacramento City Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sacramento City Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Smith Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Yolo 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
Kobe (historical)1.1 miles23
Webster2.4 miles27
Swingle3.6 miles27
Leeman (historical)3.6 miles23
Lovdal3.6 miles23
Bryte4.0 miles23
Mikon4.0 miles23
Marty (historical)4.2 miles22

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 Q7205480The 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 1662214. 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.