Tuolumne, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95379. It stands on Duckwall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tuolumne quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
On record in Tuolumne
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Niagara Camplisted 1975
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 29 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.
- 1893 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1898 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Tuolumne quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Tuolumne quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Tuolumne quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Oakdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Tuolumne quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
603 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 603 fires within 5 miles of Tuolumne between 1992 and 2020, burning about 753 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 50 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 | 197 |
| Debris and open burning | 147 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 124 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | ENOS |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LIGHTING #42 |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | LIGHTNING 32 |
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | CAYLOR |
| 8 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | SPI #3 |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | COMMUNITY DR TUOLUMNE_CO |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LAKEVIEW |
| 7 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | GREEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 193 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 193 workings within 5 miles of Tuolumne: 72 occurrences, 59 past producers, 23 producers, 20 unknowns. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Belt-Soulsbyville-Toulumne | Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Louisiana Group | Gold, Lead, Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Lucky Strike | Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Mary Ellen | Gold, Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite | |
| Providence | Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Soulsby Belle | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Soulsby Group | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Soulsby Mine | Gold, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Black Oak Group | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Dreisam | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Iron | Producer | Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
2 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuolumne in 2 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Tuolumne | - | Tuolumne County Emergency Manager reported significant roadway flooding in the town of Tuolumne with creeks overflowing their banks. |
| February 1999 | Flash Flood | Tuolumne | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuolumne City | 0.2 miles | 29 | |
| Cherokee | 1.5 miles | 29 | |
| Ralph | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Buckhorn Estates | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Monte Grande Heights | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Soulsbyville | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Diamond Bar B Ranch | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Arastraville | 2.6 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 236634. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












