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Routier, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Rancho Cordova census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95827. The Survey maps it on the Carmichael quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Routier within Sacramento County

Then and now

1891 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Routier (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Routier (historical), surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 35 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

319 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Routier (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 6,524 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined232
Equipment and vehicle use29
Arson/incendiarism19
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Smoking14
Debris and open burning4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural1

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
7 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Routier (historical): 14 producers, 13 past producers, 4 occurrences. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Del Paso Rock Products Co.Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Haggin Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mcgilliuray Construction Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
American River Placer DepositsGoldProducerPlacer
American River Placer DepositsGoldOccurrence
Brighton Sand and Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast ProducerSedimentary
Brighton Sand and Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer
Del Paso Rock Products Co.Gold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Haggin Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast ProducerSedimentary
Perkins PitSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sacramento 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
Rancho Cordova1.2 miles35
Mather Field1.6 miles35
Mayhew1.9 miles35
La Riviera2.1 miles35
Carmichael2.6 miles35
Soudan2.9 miles35
Rosemont3.0 miles35
Manlove3.2 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666347. 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.