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Sweeneys Crossing, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95684. It stands on Butte Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sly Park quadrangle. It stands 2,080 feet above sea level.

Sweeneys Crossing within El Dorado County

Then and now

1891 to 1976

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Sweeneys Crossing, surveyed 1976
Topographic sheet of Sweeneys Crossing, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 31 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

414 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 414 fires within 5 miles of Sweeneys Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 556 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 19 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
Debris and open burning134
Missing data/not specified/undetermined105
Equipment and vehicle use84
Arson/incendiarism19
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Natural15
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Smoking11
Recreation and ceremony10
Other causes5

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
8 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use10 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitFAIRPLAY
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitGULCH
7 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitLEE
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use10 acresCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 2015
6 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitABBY
5 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreEldorado National ForestTEEN
5 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresEldorado National ForestSLY III
4 September 2015Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitHILLTOP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in El Dorado County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 217 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 217 workings within 5 miles of Sweeneys Crossing: 103 occurrences, 74 unknowns, 36 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Tungsten. 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
Camino Rock CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
ConsumnesCopper, Molybdenum, Gold, SilverPast ProducerBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
CosumnesMolybdenum, Copper, GoldOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
CosumnesGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, MolybdenumPast Producer1859
CosumnesGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Cosumnes Copper MineCopper, Molybdenum, Silver, GoldUnknown
Cosumnes Melton, Middle EndLead, Silver, Gold, CopperProducer
Cosumnes MineGold, Copper, Lead, SilverUnknown
Eagle KingGold, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
J. L. GibsonVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence

Every working recorded in El Dorado 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
Pleasant Valley2.9 miles33
Somerset3.2 miles33
Sierra Springs3.8 miles31
Happy Valley3.8 miles31
Avinsino Corner3.9 miles33
Fair Play4.5 miles30
Grizzly Peak4.5 miles31
Newtown4.6 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 Q7655107The 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 1659935. 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.