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Stanford, California

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Colfax-Monumental Ridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96146. It lies near Emigrant Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Norden quadrangle. It stands 6,240 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Stanford within Placer County

Then and now

1891 to 2000

The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Stanford (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Stanford (historical), surveyed 1891

Compare 1891 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 33 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

191 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Stanford (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 279 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined56
Recreation and ceremony49
Natural43
Equipment and vehicle use15
Debris and open burning9
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Arson/incendiarism4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1

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 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitDONNER PASS RD TRUCKEE_F
9 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTahoe National ForestSAWTOOTH
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionEDIE
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestCARPENTER 1
6 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTahoe National ForestSAWTOOTH
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitHIPPY
4 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresSanta Clara UnitCOE
29 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitGRANITE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Placer County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Stanford (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Cold Stream PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Placer 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
Andover (historical)0.8 miles33
Eder1.4 miles33
Southside Highlands1.6 miles33
Andover1.6 miles36
Donner3.8 miles33
Ponderosa Palisades4.3 miles36
Soda Springs4.4 miles34
The Cedars5.3 miles33

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.

Wikidata item Q7598707The 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 1701097. 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.