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.
Then and now
1888 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1888 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 28 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.
- 1888 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Bidwell Bar quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Mooreville Ridge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | GORDON |
| 4 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | MILSAP |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Central California District | ABC MISC |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | POMPYS |
| 27 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Butte Unit | SWAIN |
| 25 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | BRYANT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Claim | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1916, 1941 | |
| Milsap Bar | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Old Anderson | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Quartz Hill | Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Quartz Hill Area | Nickel | Occurrence | 1957 | |
| Success | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Big Bend Occurrence | Chromium | Past Producer | 1917, 1918 | |
| Big Bond | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Lone Star Claim | Chromium | Past Producer | 1942 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelsons Crossing | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Rogerville | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| Lumpkin | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Camp Eighteen | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| Feather Falls | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Brush Creek | 6.6 miles | 29 | |
| Junction House | 7.1 miles | 29 | |
| Oroleve | 8.9 miles | 29 |
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 Q7959632 | The 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.











