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.
Then and now
1897 to 1995The 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.


Compare 1897 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1897 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS San Luis quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Atascadero quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Atascadero quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
267 since 1992Regional 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 use | 116 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 107 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.1 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | EL CAMINO REAL SLO_CO |
| 8 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | RANCH |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | BARBARA |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | VEGFIRE |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | ROCKY |
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | POCO |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Shaft | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Alfred H. Ruedy Chrome | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Spring Creek Chrome | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Davis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kaiser-Santa Margarita Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Millhollin Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Navaho Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rocky Canyon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglet (historical) | 0.3 miles | 27 | |
| Dove (historical) | 0.7 miles | 29 | |
| Henry | 2.3 miles | 29 | |
| Cushing | 2.6 miles | 27 | |
| Atascadero | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Garden Farms | 3.1 miles | 27 | |
| Asuncion | 4.7 miles | 26 | |
| Santa Margarita | 4.9 miles | 27 |
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.











