Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
“The West Butte Schoolhouse, in Sutter County, California near Live Oak, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.”
Wikipedia article West Butte Schoolhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Sutter County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of West Butte Schoolhouse between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,254 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge | COLUSA SHOOTING CLUB #2 |
| 31 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | BUTTE FIRE |
| 16 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | THOROUGHBRED |
| 16 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 19 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 February 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of West Butte Schoolhouse: 4 unknowns, 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Butte Ranch Borrow Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morehead Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sutter Buttes Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Fork American River | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Number Two | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Secret Town | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Sunset & Riverside | Gold | Occurrence |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000167 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sutter County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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