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Wagners, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Feather Falls census division. It stands on Kenebeck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cascade quadrangle. It stands 4,101 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Wagners within Butte County

Then and now

1888 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Wagners (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Wagners (historical), surveyed 1888

Compare 1888 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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

76 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Wagners (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 6,904 acres in total. 27 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
Natural27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Debris and open burning15
Arson/incendiarism7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1

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 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitGORDON
4 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acrePlumas National ForestMILSAP
28 September 1994Natural1.0 acresCentral California DistrictABC MISC
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acrePlumas National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acrePlumas National Forestnot named
27 September 2005Naturalunder an acrePlumas National ForestPOMPYS
27 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresButte UnitSWAIN
25 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitBRYANT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Wagners (historical): 15 occurrences, 14 past producers, 9 unknowns, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Nickel. 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
Lone Star ClaimChromium, IronPast Producer1916, 1941
Milsap BarStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unnamed QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Old AndersonGold, SilverPast Producer
Quartz HillNickelUnknown
Quartz Hill AreaNickelOccurrence1957
SuccessGold, SilverPast Producer
Big Bend OccurrenceChromiumPast Producer1917, 1918
Big BondChromiumUnknown
Lone Star ClaimChromiumPast Producer1942

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Nelsons Crossing1.1 miles28
Rogerville2.7 miles29
Lumpkin2.9 miles29
Camp Eighteen3.4 miles28
Feather Falls4.2 miles27
Brush Creek6.6 miles29
Junction House7.1 miles29
Oroleve8.9 miles29

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q7959632The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1723901. 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.