Zee Estates, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the South El Dorado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95762. It lies near Big Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Pilot Hill quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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 Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pilot Hill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
427 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 427 fires within 5 miles of Zee Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,131 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 24 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 | 151 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 148 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| 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 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | NEUMANN |
| 9 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | LAKE |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | GREEN |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | FOLSOM |
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | MISTY |
| 7 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SALMON FALLS RD / SAFARI |
| 6 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FREEMONTS |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | RATTLESNAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 158 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 158 workings within 5 miles of Zee Estates: 56 occurrences, 46 past producers, 30 unknowns, 21 prospects. 5 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Buzzard | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Big Buzzard Hercules, Darrington | Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Darrington Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Darrington Ranch | Copper, Gold, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Drumlummon Claim | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Kelley Bros. | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Kelley Bros. | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Rattlesnake Bridge | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Steele | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Upper American | Gold, PGE | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Falls (historical) | 0.7 miles | 27 | |
| Manzanita Acres | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Arroyo Vista | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Lake Hills Estates | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Waterford Village | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Equestrian Village | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Hickok Ranch | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Summit Village | 3.6 miles | 29 |
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 Q8068404 | 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 1733881. 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.










