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Rawhide, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sonora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95327. It stands on Rawhide Flat. The Survey maps it on the Sonora quadrangle.

Rawhide 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 Rawhide, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Rawhide, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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

700 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 700 fires within 5 miles of Rawhide between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,024 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 37 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/undetermined285
Equipment and vehicle use139
Debris and open burning112
Misuse of fire by a minor50
Arson/incendiarism37
Natural23
Power generation/transmission/distribution21
Smoking19
Recreation and ceremony10
Other causes2
Fireworks2

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 1999Natural10 acresCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 28
9 September 1996Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitCOX
9 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitFERENCZY
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.8 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCAMPBELL
8 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitRAWHIDE
8 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitGREENLEY
8 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCentral California DistrictHATLER
7 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictPINE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 439 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 439 workings within 5 miles of Rawhide: 152 unknowns, 123 past producers, 72 occurrences, 68 producers. 70 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, 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
B Brown We Finch Ad HunterTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
Ft Lillard ClaimsCopper, IronProspect
Golden Rule & JumperGold, BismuthOccurrence
Hard To FindGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Jamestown S & G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kahl RanchChromium, CopperOccurrence
Mackey RanchCopper, Gold, Silver, TungstenPast Producer
Quigg MineIron, ChromiumPast Producer1908
Reported OccurenceSlate, DimensionOccurrence
Reported OccurenceBerylliumOccurrence

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
Heavenly Hills1.1 miles28
Peppermint Creek1.3 miles28
Melones Sunset Lake Estates1.4 miles28
Jamestown1.6 miles28
Woods Crossing1.8 miles28
Rolling Hills1.8 miles28
Tuttletown2.0 miles28
Mother Lode West2.1 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 277452. 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.