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Yosemite Junction, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sonora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95327. It lies near Peoria Flat. The Survey maps it on the Sonora quadrangle.

Yosemite Junction 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 Yosemite Junction, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Yosemite Junction, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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

363 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 363 fires within 5 miles of Yosemite Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25,574 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined145
Equipment and vehicle use107
Debris and open burning29
Natural19
Arson/incendiarism18
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Power generation/transmission/distribution15
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes3
Firearms and explosives use2

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 1999Naturalunder an acreCentral California DistrictLIGHTNING 17
8 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitJ59 / OLD DON PEDRO RD
8 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreCentral California DistrictTRESCOTT
8 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use260 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitHWY 120 #3
8 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTuolumne-Calaveras UnitHWY 120 #4
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSPRINGS
7 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictANGUS
7 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTuolumne-Calaveras UnitROSASCO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuolumne County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 207 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 207 workings within 5 miles of Yosemite Junction: 63 past producers, 47 unknowns, 38 producers, 34 occurrences. 39 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Copper, Silver. 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
Calaveras AsbestosAsbestos, Water, FreePast Producer1904
Copperopolis AreaNickel, CobaltOccurrence1954
Erin Go Bragh and CloudmanGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Golden Rule & JumperGold, BismuthOccurrence
HitchcockGold, Copper, SilverProspect
Jamestown S & G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kahl RanchChromium, CopperOccurrence
Mackey RanchCopper, Gold, Silver, TungstenPast Producer
Shell RanchCopper, GoldOccurrence
Ft Lillard ClaimsCopper, IronProspect

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
Montezuma2.1 miles28
Chinese Camp3.2 miles28
Keystone4.0 miles19
Stent4.4 miles28
Quartz4.4 miles28
Woods Crossing4.4 miles28
Rolling Hills4.9 miles28
Campo Seco5.1 miles28

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.

Wikidata item Q65044246The 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 1660218. 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.