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Sloughhouse, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Sloughhouse census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95683. The Survey maps it on the Sloughhouse quadrangle. It stands 102 feet above sea level.

Sloughhouse within Sacramento County

Then and now

1894 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sloughhouse, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Sloughhouse, surveyed 1894

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 22 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

143 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Sloughhouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,807 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined59
Equipment and vehicle use55
Arson/incendiarism16
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Debris and open burning4
Natural2
Firearms and explosives use1
Smoking1

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
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitINDIO
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitDILLARD
4 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined700 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitSCOTT
3 September 2015Firearms and explosives use110 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitAPPLE
29 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitGRANT
28 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitGRANT LINE RD / KIEFER BL
26 September 2005Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder 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 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Sloughhouse: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver. 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
Hoosier GulchGold, SilverPast Producer
Thurman and WrightGold, SilverPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Perkins PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rancho Murieta CrusherSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Silva Ranch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cosumnes Gold Dredging Co.GoldProducerPlacer
Cosumnes Gold Dredging Co.GoldPast Producer
Placer DepositsGoldProducerPlacer
Placer DepositsGoldOccurrence

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
Cosumne1.0 miles22
Rancho Murieta5.3 miles27
Live Oak6.4 miles25
Wilton7.1 miles26
Coffing7.2 miles26
Sheldon7.2 miles26
Walltown7.2 miles27
Dillard7.3 miles26

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.

Wikipedia article on SloughhouseAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7541500The 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 1659683. 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.