Saint Louis, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the West Sierra census division. It lies near Sears Ravine. The Survey maps it on the La Porte quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The 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 sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1891 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS La Porte quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Portola quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS La Porte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
59 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Saint Louis between 1993 and 2020, burning about 223 acres in total. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | PORT |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | WYANDOTTE CG |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | GRASS |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | TABLE |
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | PENINSULA |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | SLATE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | CANYON |
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | LOWER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 188 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 188 workings within 5 miles of Saint Louis: 54 past producers, 54 occurrences, 47 producers, 23 prospects. 47 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Platinum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alturas | Silver, Gold | Producer | ||
| Diana Mining Co | Hafnium | Prospect | ||
| La Porte | Gold, Platinum | Producer | 1848 | |
| Lassiat | Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Mount Filmore Cons. Grp. | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Unnamed Location | Titanium, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Gibsonville | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Occurrence | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Poker Flats Prospects | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Property | Chromium | Producer | 1917, 1918, 1942 |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Flat | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| Howland Flat | 2.3 miles | 26 | |
| Queen City | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| Gibsonville | 3.0 miles | 26 | |
| Morristown | 3.4 miles | 26 | |
| Deadwood (historical) | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| Poker Flat | 4.2 miles | 26 | |
| Maredith Mill | 4.7 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659571. 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.










