Wyandotte, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Palermo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95966. It lies near Cleveland Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bangor quadrangle. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1888 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1888 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1888 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Smartsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1941 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,056 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,056 fires within 5 miles of Wyandotte between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,678 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 171 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 | 371 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 253 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 171 |
| Debris and open burning | 142 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 60 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Other causes | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | R61D |
| 9 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | BANGOR |
| 9 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | PALERMO |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | KOKANEE |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Butte Unit | WYNDOTTE |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Butte Unit | LODGEVIEW DR KELLY_RDGE |
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | GRUBBS |
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | HONCUT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Wyandotte: 17 occurrences, 8 past producers, 5 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammett Talkings Rock | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Phoenix Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Stenerson | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Name | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Oroville South Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Lead Mine | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Lead Mine | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Dredge Tailings | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Dutch Ravine | Gold | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wyandotte in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Flood | Wyandotte | - | California Highway Patrol reported significant flooding in the northbound lane of Oro Bangor Highway and Mission Crest Drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 4.0 miles | 25 | |
| Hawk Ravine (historical) | 4.2 miles | 29 | |
| Swedes Flat (historical) | 5.0 miles | 26 | |
| Hurleton | 5.1 miles | 25 | |
| Vista Robles | 5.2 miles | 25 | |
| South Oroville | 5.2 miles | 25 | |
| Quartz (historical) | 5.4 miles | 29 | |
| Lava Beds (historical) | 5.5 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wyandotte | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8039456 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 238207. 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.












