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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.

Tuolumne within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1893 to 2001

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Tuolumne, surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Tuolumne, surveyed 1893

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 29 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

603 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined197
Debris and open burning147
Equipment and vehicle use124
Arson/incendiarism50
Misuse of fire by a minor32
Natural14
Recreation and ceremony13
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Smoking11
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictENOS
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTING #42
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 32
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitCAYLOR
8 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitSPI #3
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitCOMMUNITY DR TUOLUMNE_CO
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLAKEVIEW
7 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitGREEN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 193 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
East Belt-Soulsbyville-ToulumneGold, SilverProducer
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Lucky StrikeGold, Tungsten, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Mary EllenGold, Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Copper, IronPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite
ProvidenceGold, Copper, LeadOccurrence
Soulsby BelleGold, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Soulsby GroupGold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Soulsby MineGold, BismuthOccurrence
Black Oak GroupGold, Zinc, Lead, IronPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
DreisamGold, Zinc, Lead, IronProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite

Every working recorded in Tuolumne County

Storms near this place

2 since 1999

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023Flash FloodTuolumne-Tuolumne County Emergency Manager reported significant roadway flooding in the town of Tuolumne with creeks overflowing their banks.
February 1999Flash FloodTuolumne-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tuolumne 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
Tuolumne City0.2 miles29
Cherokee1.5 miles29
Ralph1.8 miles27
Buckhorn Estates1.9 miles27
Monte Grande Heights2.0 miles27
Soulsbyville2.2 miles27
Diamond Bar B Ranch2.5 miles27
Arastraville2.6 miles29

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.