Built in 1849. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
From the record
“Fiddletown is a census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States. The town is registered as a California Historical Landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Fiddletown, California, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Amador County · listed in 1978 · category: District · built in 1849.
National Register reference number.78000655- the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
226 since 1992
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The
federal wildfire occurrence database
lists 226 fires within 5 miles of Fiddletown
between 1992 and 2020, burning about 389 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 13 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
Debris and open burning
65
Equipment and vehicle use
62
Missing data/not specified/undetermined
60
Arson/incendiarism
13
Power generation/transmission/distribution
9
Natural
8
Misuse of fire by a minor
5
Smoking
2
Other causes
1
Recreation and ceremony
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 1994
Missing data/not specified/undetermined
under an acre
Amador-El Dorado Unit
QUARTZ
6 September 1993
Equipment and vehicle use
under an acre
Amador-El Dorado Unit
SHENANDOAH
5 September 1993
Arson/incendiarism
under an acre
Amador-El Dorado Unit
FIDDLETOWN #4
4 September 2004
Missing data/not specified/undetermined
1.0 acres
Central California District
FIDDLE
30 September 2017
Missing data/not specified/undetermined
under an acre
California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists
146 workings within 5 miles of Fiddletown: 78 occurrences, 29 past producers, 16 prospects, 14 unknowns.
9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Manganese, Gemstone. Distance is straight-line from the
map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring
settlement's page as well.
United States Geological Survey topographic
sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then
testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close
enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both
positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties
to their map sheets.
Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.
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