White Rock, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Folsom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95630. The Survey maps it on the Clarksville 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 29 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
- 1953 USGS Clarksville quadrangle1:24000, 7 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
520 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 520 fires within 5 miles of White Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,557 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 47 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 | 201 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 184 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BASS |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | 50 |
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SCOTT |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BASS |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | BASS |
| 4 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | ROBERT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of White Rock: 16 occurrences, 16 past producers, 11 producers, 4 prospects. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Dredging Co. | Gold, Silver, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Marble Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Walker Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Yost Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cothain | Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Cothrin | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Joerger Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Walker Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Keables | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Kiefe Estate | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Rock in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 4 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Flood | White Rock | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding in the HOV lane of Highway 50 near Bidwell Street from heavy rain. |
| February 2026 | Flood | White Rock | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding with a large amount of pooled water at the bottom of the offramp. |
| December 2022 | Flood | White Rock | - | East Bidwell St / US 50 East offramp was flooded with a river of water flowing over the roadway offramp. Some rainfall totals over 24 hours were 1.94 inches at Orangevale, 1.33 inches at Elk Grove, 1.50 inches at Folsom and 1.21 inches at Wilton. |
| December 2016 | Flood | White Rock | - | Folsom police closed White Rock Road, between Placerville and Scott roads, Thursday night and into the Friday morning commute because of flooding and debris in the road. |
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 | 1.5 miles | 27 | |
| Prairie City | 3.5 miles | 31 | |
| Walltown | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Glenborough | 5.0 miles | 31 | |
| Natoma | 5.1 miles | 31 | |
| Folsom Junction | 5.5 miles | 31 | |
| Folsom | 5.7 miles | 31 | |
| Alder Creek | 5.8 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252830. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










