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.
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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 31 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
- 1952 USGS Camino quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Sly Park quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Sly Park quadrangle1:24000
- 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
414 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 134 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Other causes | 5 |
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 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | FAIRPLAY |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | GULCH |
| 7 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | LEE |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 2015 |
| 6 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | ABBY |
| 5 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | TEEN |
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Eldorado National Forest | SLY III |
| 4 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | HILLTOP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 217 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camino Rock Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Consumnes | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | |
| Cosumnes | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | |
| Cosumnes | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1859 | |
| Cosumnes | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite | |
| Cosumnes Copper Mine | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Cosumnes Melton, Middle End | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Producer | ||
| Cosumnes Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Eagle King | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| J. L. Gibson | Volcanic Materials | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | 2.9 miles | 33 | |
| Somerset | 3.2 miles | 33 | |
| Sierra Springs | 3.8 miles | 31 | |
| Happy Valley | 3.8 miles | 31 | |
| Avinsino Corner | 3.9 miles | 33 | |
| Fair Play | 4.5 miles | 30 | |
| Grizzly Peak | 4.5 miles | 31 | |
| Newtown | 4.6 miles | 33 |
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 Q7655107 | 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 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.










