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Wolforts, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Atascadero census division. The Survey maps it on the Las Yeguas Ranch quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Wolforts within San Luis Obispo County

Then and now

1912 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Wolforts (historical), surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Wolforts (historical), surveyed 1912

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

29 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Wolforts (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,344 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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
Equipment and vehicle use14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Debris and open burning1
Natural1

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
3 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1,528 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitSODA
6 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use114 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitSODA
29 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined70 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitMONTGOMERY
7 July 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitTRIZINSKY
4 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined580 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitLAKE
28 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,022 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitBRANCH
28 July 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Luis Obispo Unit58 IC
21 July 1992Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitCLOVERDALE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Luis Obispo County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Wolforts (historical): 7 producers, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sodium. 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
Soda Lake DepositSodiumPast Producer
Beck Quarry #4Gypsum-AnhydriteProducer
California Valley Gypsum MineGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Chucker #3 MineGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Farm Camp Quarry No. 5Gypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Fenceline Quarry #8Gypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Miller Well #2 MineGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Unnamed LocationGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Wolforth Quarry #1Gypsum-AnhydriteProducer

Every working recorded in San Luis Obispo 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
Simmler3.6 miles23
California Valley5.8 miles24
Martinez Place14.0 miles23
Todd Place14.3 miles23
La Panza15.2 miles23
Navajo (historical)18.7 miles21
Renshaw Place22.7 miles23
Hubert Place23.0 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1872414. 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.