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Walltown, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sloughhouse census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95683. It stands on Slate Creek. The Survey maps it on the Folsom SE quadrangle.

Walltown within Sacramento County

Then and now

1891 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Walltown, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Walltown, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 27 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

260 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 260 fires within 5 miles of Walltown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,913 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 35 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/undetermined109
Equipment and vehicle use84
Arson/incendiarism35
Debris and open burning9
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1

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 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAmador-El Dorado UnitWYCLIFFE WY EL_DORADO_HI
8 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitMICHIGAN
7 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitSCOTT
4 September 2014Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitROBERT
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined172 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitLATROBE
4 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined171 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined700 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitSCOTT
30 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined42 acresAmador-El Dorado UnitSCOTT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Walltown: 10 occurrences, 8 producers, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver, 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
AgaraCopperOccurrence
Capital Dredging Co.Gold, Silver, PlatinumPast Producer
Yost Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Martin J Quinn RanchGold, SilverPast Producer
Sacramento GoldGold, SilverPast Producer
Big Canyon Dredge Co.GoldUnknown
DorianGoldProducer
DorianGoldOccurrence
Dredge TailingsGoldOccurrence
E. L. Butler RanchGoldProducer

Every working recorded in Sacramento 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
Malby Crossing3.2 miles27
White Rock3.7 miles29
Rancho Murieta5.0 miles27
Prairie City5.4 miles31
Glenborough5.8 miles31
Live Oak6.4 miles25
Alder Creek6.7 miles31
Easton Place6.7 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656398. 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.