Smithflat, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the Placerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95667. It lies near Texas Hill. The Survey maps it on the Placerville quadrangle. It stands 2,224 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1976The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Smithflat
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Eddy Tree Breeding Stationlisted 1987 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 34 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 Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
866 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 866 fires within 5 miles of Smithflat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,946 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 45 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 | 308 |
| Debris and open burning | 229 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 184 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Smoking | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SERVICE |
| 9 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BOEGER WINERY PLACERVILLE |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | HY 50 EB / FORNI OFF RAM |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 1971 |
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | GATLIN |
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | PANORAMA |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | WEBER |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | 25 ECF SACRAMENTO ST PLAC |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 596 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 596 workings within 5 miles of Smithflat: 306 occurrences, 174 unknowns, 101 past producers, 15 producers. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Slate, Dimension, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Springs Li | Calcium | Unknown | ||
| Grand Victory | Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Old Gravel Mine | Germanium | Unknown | ||
| Oregon | Gold, Arsenic, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Pacific Quartz | Gold, Arsenic, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Placerite Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Placerville District | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | 1848 | |
| Placerville Placers | Gold, Silver | Producer | Placer | |
| Snow Road Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gemstone | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor City | 0.8 miles | 33 | |
| Five Mile Terrace | 2.3 miles | 33 | |
| Camino Heights | 2.3 miles | 33 | |
| Placerville | 2.3 miles | 34 | |
| Indak (historical) | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Old Fort Jim | 2.5 miles | 33 | |
| Apex | 3.6 miles | 34 | |
| Tiger Lily | 3.8 miles | 34 |
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 Smithflat | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14683998 | 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 1659800. 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.










