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.
Then and now
1891 to 2000The 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 sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 33 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.
- 1891 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1938 USGS Colfax quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Alleghany quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Alleghany quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Alleghany quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Truckee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Alleghany quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | ALLEGHANY |
| 30 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Tahoe National Forest | GERMAN |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | MCGINNIS |
| 27 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.6 acres | Tahoe National Forest | ALLEGHANY |
| 25 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | MAMMOTH |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Tahoe National Forest | WOLF |
| 24 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | OREGON |
| 24 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Tahoe National Forest | HAWK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 406 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany-Downieville | Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Dorriss | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dorriss Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Finane | Gold, Chromium | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Gold Canyon | Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Kenton | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Moore?s Flat District | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | 1851 | |
| Original Sixteen-To-One | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead | Producer | 1911 | |
| Plumbago | Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite | |
| Red Ledge Mine Area | Nickel | Occurrence | 1855 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany | 0.6 miles | 33 | |
| Forest | 1.3 miles | 33 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 1.6 miles | 33 | |
| Minnesota Flat | 2.0 miles | 33 | |
| Plumbago | 2.4 miles | 33 | |
| Cold Spring (historical) | 3.2 miles | 32 | |
| Mount Vernon (historical) | 4.4 miles | 28 | |
| Goodyears Bar | 4.9 miles | 27 |
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.













