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Troy, California

36 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 95728. The Survey maps it on the Soda Springs quadrangle. It stands 6,345 feet above sea level.

Troy 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 Troy, surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Troy, surveyed 1891

Compare 1891 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 36 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

145 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Troy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 201 acres in total. 65 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
Natural65
Recreation and ceremony37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Debris and open burning7
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1
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
8 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitWB I80 AND SODA SPRINGS T
8 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTahoe National ForestHUYSINK
7 September 2017Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestLONG
7 September 2016Recreation and ceremony38 acresTahoe National ForestPHOENIX
6 September 2017Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestNANCY FIRE
6 September 2017Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestTUTTLE
5 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTahoe National ForestTRAIL
30 September 2008Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestCISCO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Placer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 53 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Troy: 25 occurrences, 20 past producers, 6 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver. 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
CarlisleCopper, Zinc, Gold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Lucky JoeGold, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Mammoth GroupGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerGold
Red Mountain GroupCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Sylvanite Gp.Gold, SilverPast ProducerGold
Lucky JoeGold, Copper, CobaltOccurrence
OccurrenceGold, SilverOccurrence
ProspectCopper, CobaltOccurrenceCobaltite
Red MountainMolybdenumOccurrenceVein
Red Mountain GroupCopper, Gold, SilverUnknown

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
Tamarack (historical)1.6 miles36
Spruce (historical)1.8 miles36
Rainbow2.4 miles37
Big Bend2.9 miles37
Cisco Grove4.1 miles37
Cisco4.5 miles37
Donner6.9 miles33
The Cedars7.1 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 Q7846713The 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 1660034. 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.