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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.

Yuman within Butte County

Then and now

1891 to 1980

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Yuman (historical), surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Yuman (historical), surveyed 1891

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 29 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

1,274 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined510
Equipment and vehicle use295
Arson/incendiarism196
Debris and open burning118
Misuse of fire by a minor93
Smoking24
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Natural8
Recreation and ceremony5
Other causes1
Fireworks1

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 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionR61D
9 September 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitBANGOR
9 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresButte UnitPALERMO
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresButte UnitLARKIN IC WHITE 3
9 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresButte UnitWYNDOTTE
9 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitTRUCK
9 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitFEATHER
8 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitGAYLOR AVE ORO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 48 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Feather River DistrictGold, Iridium, Platinum, OsmiumPast Producer1849, 1895
Oroville DistrictGold, PlatinumPast Producer1849
Table Mountain Clay Products CoClayUnknown
Unknown NameClayUnknown
AmoGold, SilverPast Producer
Donnie LeeGold, SilverPast Producer
LemrohGold, SilverPast Producer
Patterson-Inman PropertyGold, SilverPast Producer
Dry Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Natomas 100 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Oroville0.1 miles29
South Oroville1.1 miles25
Thermalito1.5 miles29
Lava Beds (historical)2.7 miles25
Kramm3.1 miles29
Quartz (historical)3.5 miles29
Oroville Junction4.9 miles26
Palermo5.4 miles25

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 Q8061058The 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.