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Sandoz, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Arnold-West Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95248. It stands on Dutch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Mountain quadrangle. It stands 3,251 feet above sea level.

Sandoz within Calaveras County

Then and now

1891 to 2001

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 Sandoz, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Sandoz, surveyed 1891

Compare 1891 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 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

145 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Sandoz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,040 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 4 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
Debris and open burning46
Missing data/not specified/undetermined37
Natural22
Equipment and vehicle use20
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony3
Fireworks1

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 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 29
8 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitTAYLOR
6 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitSEARCY
5 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSIERRA OAKS DR RAILROAD_
4 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitTETON
3 September 1993Smoking15 acresCentral California DistrictCANYON
28 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitHUCKLEBERRY
27 September 2005Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictMT RANCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calaveras County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 158 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 158 workings within 5 miles of Sandoz: 67 past producers, 60 occurrences, 27 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc. 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
Black Wonder MineGold, Lead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Sphalerite
Fine GoldGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Forest CreekGold, Lead, Copper, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Golden Shearer MineGold, Lead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
HeckendormGold, Silver, Copper, AntimonyPast ProducerGold
MoleGold, SilverPast Producer
Silver MountainGold, QuartzOccurrence
Silver MountainGold, Stone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Gold StarGold, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite
Golden Sherer MineGold, LeadOccurrence

Every working recorded in Calaveras 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
Fuchs1.4 miles26
Hams2.5 miles26
Porter3.2 miles29
Rail Road Flat4.3 miles30
Independence4.4 miles30
Wilseyville5.0 miles28
Lynn Park Acres5.2 miles28
Bummerville5.4 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 Q7416513The 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 1655203. 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.