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Soudan, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Rancho Cordova census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95670. The Survey maps it on the Carmichael quadrangle.

Soudan within Sacramento County

Then and now

1891 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Soudan, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Soudan, surveyed 1891

On record in Soudan

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 35 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

307 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 307 fires within 5 miles of Soudan between 1993 and 2020, burning about 154 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined230
Equipment and vehicle use24
Arson/incendiarism16
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Smoking14
Debris and open burning7
Natural1
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 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 37 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Soudan: 16 past producers, 15 producers, 5 occurrences, 1 unknown. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
FolsomGold, Iridium, Osmium, PlatinumPast Producer1848, 1860, 1962
FolsomGold, SilverUnknown
Folsom DistrictGold, Silver, PlatinumProducer1849
Haggin Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mississippi Bar PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Natomas Co.Gold, Platinum, SilverPast Producer
Mcgilliuray Construction Co.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc.Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Arden Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bradshaw ExtensionSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Citrus0.6 miles35
Salsbury (historical)1.5 miles35
Rancho Cordova1.7 miles35
Fairoaks Bridge (historical)2.3 miles35
Gold River2.3 miles31
Mather Field2.7 miles35
Routier (historical)2.9 miles35
Fair Oaks2.9 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666356. 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.