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Roble, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Chico census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95928. The Survey maps it on the Chico quadrangle. It stands 174 feet above sea level.

Roble within Butte County

Then and now

1891 to 1980

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Roble, surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Roble, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

432 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 432 fires within 5 miles of Roble between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,506 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined155
Equipment and vehicle use138
Debris and open burning71
Arson/incendiarism22
Smoking14
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Recreation and ceremony7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Other causes1

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 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitHEGAN
8 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreButte UnitTROXEL RD DRHM
8 September 2011Smokingunder an acreButte UnitSOUTH
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitMIDWAY1
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitMIDWAY2
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitMIDWAY3
8 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitSPANISH
8 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitCANADA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Roble: 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum, PGE. 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
Butte CreekGold, PlatinumProducer1848, 1949
Butte CreekGold, PGEUnknown
Butte Creek Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chico PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
L L UlticanSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Butte Creek DistrictGoldPast Producer1849
UnknownGoldOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Durham1.3 miles28
Eskini (historical)1.4 miles28
Stirling Junction3.5 miles28
Dayton3.7 miles28
Barber3.8 miles28
Chapmantown3.9 miles28
Esquon4.5 miles27
Chico4.7 miles28

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 Q7353192The 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 1723996. 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.