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Poloma, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Atascadero census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93422. It stands on Paloma Creek. The Survey maps it on the Atascadero quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Poloma within San Luis Obispo County

Then and now

1897 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Poloma (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Poloma (historical), surveyed 1897

Compare 1897 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 29 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

267 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Poloma (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,267 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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
Equipment and vehicle use116
Missing data/not specified/undetermined107
Debris and open burning18
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Arson/incendiarism6
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
Fireworks1

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 2019Power generation/transmission/distribution2.1 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitEL CAMINO REAL SLO_CO
8 September 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitRANCH
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitBARBARA
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitVEGFIRE
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitROCKY
4 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitPOCO
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresSan Luis Obispo Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Luis Obispo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Poloma (historical): 9 past producers, 6 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Chromium, Mercury. 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
Unnamed ProspectMercuryProspect
Unnamed ShaftGoldProspect
Alfred H. Ruedy ChromeChromiumProspect
Spring Creek ChromeChromiumProspect
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Davis QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Kaiser-Santa Margarita PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Millhollin PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Navaho Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rocky Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in San Luis Obispo 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
Eaglet (historical)0.3 miles27
Dove (historical)0.7 miles29
Henry2.3 miles29
Cushing2.6 miles27
Atascadero3.1 miles29
Garden Farms3.1 miles27
Asuncion4.7 miles26
Santa Margarita4.9 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670571. 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.