Yuman, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Oroville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95965. The Survey maps it on the Oroville quadrangle. It stands 171 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1891 to 1980The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Yuman
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Oroville Carnegie Librarylisted 2007 · 0.0 miles away
US Post Office-Oroville Mainlisted 1985 · 0.1 miles away
State Theatrelisted 1991 · 0.2 miles away
Oroville Chinese Templelisted 1976 · 0.2 miles away- Oroville Commercial District (old)listed 1983 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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 Chico quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Chico quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1912 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Chico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,274 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,274 fires within 5 miles of Yuman (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33,751 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 196 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 | 510 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 295 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 196 |
| Debris and open burning | 118 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 93 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | LARKIN IC WHITE 3 |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Butte Unit | WYNDOTTE |
| 9 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | TRUCK |
| 9 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | FEATHER |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | GAYLOR AVE ORO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Yuman (historical): 19 past producers, 12 unknowns, 10 producers, 7 occurrences. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feather River District | Gold, Iridium, Platinum, Osmium | Past Producer | 1849, 1895 | |
| Oroville District | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | 1849 | |
| Table Mountain Clay Products Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Name | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Amo | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Donnie Lee | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lemroh | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Patterson-Inman Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Natomas 100 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville | 0.1 miles | 29 | |
| South Oroville | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Thermalito | 1.5 miles | 29 | |
| Lava Beds (historical) | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Kramm | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Quartz (historical) | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Oroville Junction | 4.9 miles | 26 | |
| Palermo | 5.4 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 Yuman (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8061058 | 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 1724019. 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.











