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Randolph, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the East Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96126. It stands on Cold Stream. The Survey maps it on the Sierraville quadrangle.

Randolph within Sierra County

Then and now

1890 to 2000

The same ground, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Randolph, surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Randolph, surveyed 1890

On record in Randolph

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 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

104 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Randolph between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49,461 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 1 was 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
Natural64
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Debris and open burning10
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTahoe National ForestVALLEY
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.3 acresTahoe National ForestDEERWATER
6 September 1998Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestHARDING
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestGUN
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestDEERWATER
24 September 1998Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestBLATCHLEY
24 September 1994Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestHARD
20 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTahoe National ForestCOBURN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sierra County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Randolph: 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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
Antelope NeckCopperOccurrenceUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Sierra 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
Sierraville0.7 miles24
Campbell Hot Springs1.3 miles24
Sattley3.9 miles24
Calpine7.0 miles24
Clark Station Homesites8.5 miles27
Sierra Brooks9.2 miles24
Loyalton9.6 miles24
Haskell Creek Homesites10.4 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659468. 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.