BlockTragedy Spring, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 95726. It lies near Treasure Island. The Survey maps it on the Tragedy Spring 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
1889 to 1992The 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.
Compare 1889 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 30 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.
- 1889 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Pyramid Peak quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Silver Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Tragedy Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Tragedy Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Tragedy Spring (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 87 acres in total. 92 started naturally. 3 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 | 92 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | FORGOTTEN |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Eldorado National Forest | FORK |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | PEDDLER |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | SHAW |
| 5 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | SHOT |
| 4 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | GRANITE |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Eldorado National Forest | BLUFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tragedy Spring (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayhea Ranch | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plasse | 1.0 miles | 30 | |
| Allen | 2.3 miles | 29 | |
| Kit Carson | 2.8 miles | 32 | |
| Dew Drop (historical) | 20.0 miles | 30 | |
| Barton | 24.1 miles | 28 | |
| Buckhorn | 24.1 miles | 28 | |
| Pioneer | 26.8 miles | 28 | |
| Volcano | 29.1 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702089. 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.