South Wawona, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Yosemite Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95389. It stands on Chilnualna Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wawona quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1897 to 2004The same ground, surveyed 107 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in South Wawona
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 6 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Wawona Hotel and PavilionNational Historic Landmark · listed 1975 · 0.8 miles away
Acting Superintendent's Headquarterslisted 1978 · 0.8 miles away
Yosemite Transportation Company Officelisted 1978 · 0.8 miles away
Wawona Covered Bridgelisted 2007 · 0.8 miles away
Hodgdon Homestead Cabinlisted 1978 · 0.8 miles away
Chris Jorgenson Studiolisted 1979 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 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.
- 1897 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Mariposa quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Yosemite Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Wawona quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Wawona quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS Wawona quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of South Wawona (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,363 acres in total. 69 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 69 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | HWY.41 |
| 7 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | BUFFIN |
| 3 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | CHILNUALNA |
| 28 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.3 acres | Sierra National Forest | LAUREL |
| 26 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | RAYMOND |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | TENAYA |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | SUMMER |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Sierra National Forest | GREEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of South Wawona (historical): 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart & Nuss | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Yellow Jacket | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Elsie M | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Elsie M., Bob and Lauk | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Wawona | 0.2 miles | 28 | |
| North Wawona | 0.5 miles | 28 | |
| North Wawona (historical) | 0.5 miles | 28 | |
| Wawona | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Fish Camp | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Ponderosa Basin | 7.2 miles | 23 | |
| Yosemite West | 8.4 miles | 29 | |
| Elliott Corner | 8.9 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659830. 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.












