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Sierra Pines, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the East Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89439. It stands on South Branch Dog Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dog Valley quadrangle.

Sierra Pines within Sierra County

Then and now

1890 to 2000

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 Sierra Pines, surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Sierra Pines, surveyed 1890

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

153 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Sierra Pines between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23,078 acres in total. 72 started naturally. 5 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
Natural72
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Recreation and ceremony22
Equipment and vehicle use17
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning3
Fireworks1
Smoking1
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCALIFORNIA
5 September 1998Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSILVER FOX
4 September 2019Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestTREALEASE
30 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPALLETS FIRE
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresReno Fire DepartmentBOOMTOWN
3 September 1998Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestCOUNTY
25 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSTATELINE
25 September 1994Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestVERDI

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sierra County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Sierra Pines: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite. 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
Beacon LightCopper, SilverOccurrenceUnknown
Beacon LightCopper, SilverPast Producer
Dana Park PitGraniteProducer
PeavineDiatomiteOccurrence
Peavine Creek AreaGold, Lead, Silver, ZincProspect
Verdi ProspectMolybdenum, GoldOccurrence
Walts Zinc ProspectZinc, TungstenProspect
A.A. Jack Verdi PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Peavine Mt. D.G. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dog CreekUraniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sierra 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
Verdi0.4 miles26
Calvada (historical)4.5 miles35
Peavine10.4 miles25
Antelope (historical)12.5 miles25
Sierra Brooks13.7 miles24
Loyalton16.1 miles24
Campbell Hot Springs18.4 miles24
Sierraville19.6 miles24

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 Q122543621The 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 2633141. 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.