Rancho Calaveras, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the San Andreas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95252. The Survey maps it on the Valley Springs quadrangle. 5,590 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 528 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 104 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
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1889 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1944 USGS Valley Springs quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Valley Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Valley Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Valley Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS San Andreas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
594 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 594 fires within 5 miles of Rancho Calaveras between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,703 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 44 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 | 194 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 182 |
| Debris and open burning | 104 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 41 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| 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 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | GRISSOM |
| 9 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | KAISER |
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | PETERSBERG |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | PINE ST VALLEY_SPRINGS |
| 7 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 400 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | HIBACH |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | JENSEN |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | ESTES |
| 30 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | MCATEE #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 115 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 115 workings within 5 miles of Rancho Calaveras: 47 occurrences, 29 unknowns, 25 past producers, 14 producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Prospect | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Helisma Fireclay Deposit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Holmes Ranch | Iron, Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | ||
| Jenny Lind | Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Osmium | Producer | 1853 | |
| Jenny Lind District | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | 1849 | |
| Late | Flagstone | Occurrence | ||
| Late Ocher Mine | Mineral Pigments, Iron | Producer | ||
| Plymouth Rock | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Plymouth Rock | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Producer | ||
| Plymouth Rock | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scenic Valley Ranchos | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Oak Grove | 1.7 miles | 31 | |
| Jenny Lind | 2.3 miles | 30 | |
| Mother Lode Acres | 2.8 miles | 31 | |
| Quail Oaks | 3.8 miles | 30 | |
| Norval (historical) | 4.0 miles | 30 | |
| Burson | 4.2 miles | 30 | |
| Valley Springs | 4.7 miles | 30 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Rancho Calaveras | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2490142 | The 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 1804851. 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.












