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Unionville, California

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the West Sierra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95910. It lies near Smiths Flat. The Survey maps it on the Alleghany quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Unionville within Sierra 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 Unionville (historical), surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Unionville (historical), surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 33 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

50 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Unionville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 1 was 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
Natural20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Recreation and ceremony7
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTahoe National ForestALLEGHANY
30 September 2016Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresTahoe National ForestGERMAN
29 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTahoe National ForestMCGINNIS
27 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minor3.6 acresTahoe National ForestALLEGHANY
25 September 2017Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestMAMMOTH
25 September 1994Natural3.0 acresTahoe National ForestWOLF
24 September 2001Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestOREGON
24 September 2001Naturalunder an acreTahoe National ForestHAWK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sierra County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 406 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 406 workings within 5 miles of Unionville (historical): 193 past producers, 123 occurrences, 43 producers, 37 unknowns. 44 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Chromium, Platinum. 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
Alleghany-DownievilleGold, SilverProducer
DorrissStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dorriss MineChromium, IronPast Producer1918
FinaneGold, ChromiumPast ProducerGold
Gold CanyonGold, Lead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Sphalerite
KentonGold, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Moore?s Flat DistrictGold, Platinum, SilverPast Producer1851
Original Sixteen-To-OneGold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, LeadProducer1911
PlumbagoGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerGold, Pyrite
Red Ledge Mine AreaNickelOccurrence1855

Every working recorded in Sierra 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
Alleghany0.6 miles33
Forest1.3 miles33
Centerville (historical)1.6 miles33
Minnesota Flat2.0 miles33
Plumbago2.4 miles33
Cold Spring (historical)3.2 miles32
Mount Vernon (historical)4.4 miles28
Goodyears Bar4.9 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1733188. 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.