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.
Then and now
1894 to 1993The 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 sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1894 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1909 USGS Cosumnes quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Sloughhouse quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS Sloughhouse quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1993 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | INDIO |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | DILLARD |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SCOTT |
| 3 September 2015 | Firearms and explosives use | 110 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | APPLE |
| 29 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | GRANT |
| 28 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | GRANT LINE RD / KIEFER BL |
| 26 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier Gulch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Thurman and Wright | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Perkins Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rancho Murieta Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silva Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cosumnes Gold Dredging Co. | Gold | Producer | Placer | |
| Cosumnes Gold Dredging Co. | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Producer | Placer | |
| Placer Deposits | Gold | Occurrence |
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.
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 Sloughhouse | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7541500 | The 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.








