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.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The 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 sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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 Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1941 USGS Folsom quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Folsom quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Folsom SE quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
260 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 109 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | WYCLIFFE WY EL_DORADO_HI |
| 8 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | MICHIGAN |
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SCOTT |
| 4 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | ROBERT |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | LATROBE |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 171 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SCOTT |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SCOTT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agara | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Capital Dredging Co. | Gold, Silver, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Yost Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Martin J Quinn Ranch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sacramento Gold | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Big Canyon Dredge Co. | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Dorian | Gold | Producer | ||
| Dorian | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Dredge Tailings | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| E. L. Butler Ranch | Gold | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malby Crossing | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| White Rock | 3.7 miles | 29 | |
| Rancho Murieta | 5.0 miles | 27 | |
| Prairie City | 5.4 miles | 31 | |
| Glenborough | 5.8 miles | 31 | |
| Live Oak | 6.4 miles | 25 | |
| Alder Creek | 6.7 miles | 31 | |
| Easton Place | 6.7 miles | 31 |
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.










