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Rancho Poquitos, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the East Sonora-Phoenix Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95370. The Survey maps it on the Standard quadrangle.

Rancho Poquitos within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1893 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Rancho Poquitos, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Rancho Poquitos, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

889 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 889 fires within 5 miles of Rancho Poquitos between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,109 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 68 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/undetermined316
Debris and open burning195
Equipment and vehicle use192
Arson/incendiarism68
Misuse of fire by a minor43
Smoking25
Natural18
Power generation/transmission/distribution17
Recreation and ceremony10
Other causes4
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 2012Smokingunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitTUOLUMNE
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitMONO
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictENOS
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTING #42
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#21
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 32
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#37
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresCentral California DistrictLIGHTING 24

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 180 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 180 workings within 5 miles of Rancho Poquitos: 67 occurrences, 45 past producers, 33 producers, 26 unknowns. 33 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Limestone, Dimension. 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
BelleviewGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Lucky StrikeGold, Tungsten, Lead, ZincOccurrence
ProvidenceGold, Copper, LeadOccurrence
Soulsby BelleGold, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Soulsby GroupGold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Soulsby MineGold, BismuthOccurrence
Us Lime ProductsLimestone, GeneralProspect
Black Oak GroupGold, Zinc, Lead, IronPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
DreisamGold, Zinc, Lead, IronProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite

Every working recorded in Tuolumne 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
Sunshine Camp0.3 miles27
Oak Gardens Estates0.7 miles27
Monte Grande Heights1.0 miles27
Curtis Creek Ranch1.0 miles27
Soulsbyville1.1 miles27
Diamond Bar B Ranch1.1 miles27
Mono Vista1.2 miles27
Ralph1.4 miles27

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 Q122542603The 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 1785620. 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.