BlockTuolumne City, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Salida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95358. The Survey maps it on the Westley 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
1915 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1915 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1915 USGS Westley quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Modesto West quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Westley quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Westley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Westley quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Westley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Tuolumne City (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,707 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge | AG ROAD |
| 25 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 450 acres | Grasslands Wildlife Management Area | CHRISTMAN1 |
| 24 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge | CHRISTMAN |
| 2 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge | LARA #1 WF - SJR |
| 2 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge | GARDNERS COVE #3 |
| 30 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge | ARAMBEL #2-A |
| 28 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge | LARA JPT |
| 25 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | San Luis National Wildlife Refuge | BIG BARN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Tuolumne City (historical): 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Cement Co. Pacific Portland Cement Co. | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Riverdale Park | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Westley | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Halley (historical) | 6.2 miles | 20 | |
| Solyo | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Vanormer (historical) | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Shackelford | 7.4 miles | 20 | |
| Salida | 7.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1662163. 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.