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Willow Springs, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Twain Harte-Tuolumne City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95372. The Survey maps it on the Standard quadrangle.

Willow Springs within Tuolumne County

Then and now

1893 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Willow Springs, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Willow Springs, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 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

869 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 869 fires within 5 miles of Willow Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,214 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 64 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/undetermined306
Debris and open burning219
Equipment and vehicle use169
Arson/incendiarism64
Misuse of fire by a minor41
Smoking20
Natural18
Recreation and ceremony15
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Other causes3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2012Smokingunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitTUOLUMNE
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictENOS
9 September 1999Natural1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTING #42
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#21
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 32
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitLIGHTNING#37
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitOAK
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitCAYLOR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 190 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 190 workings within 5 miles of Willow Springs: 79 occurrences, 48 past producers, 30 producers, 22 unknowns. 30 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten. 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
BelleviewGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
East Belt-Soulsbyville-ToulumneGold, SilverProducer
Hazel DellGold, Lead, Silver, CopperOccurrence
HenningGold, Copper, SilverProspect
Louisiana GroupGold, Lead, Iron, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Mildred LloydGold, Copper, Lead, SilverProspect
New MamothLead, ZincOccurrence
Sivori and Lucky Strike GroupTungsten, GoldOccurrenceScheelite
Soulsby GroupGold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Soulsby MineGold, BismuthOccurrence

Every working recorded in Tuolumne 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
Mono Vista0.6 miles27
Chaparral Heights0.6 miles34
Soulsbyville0.8 miles27
Oak Gardens Estates0.9 miles27
Cherokee1.1 miles29
White Oak Estates1.3 miles34
Sunshine Camp1.4 miles27
Monte Grande Heights1.4 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1785635. 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.