Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“The Bayley Hotel, also known as the Bayley House, is a historic house located in Pilot Hill, California. Construction on the house was completed in 1862.”
Wikipedia article Bayley Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for El Dorado County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 409 fires within 5 miles of Bayley Hotel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,440 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 152 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 122 |
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | MISTY |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | WESTVILLE |
| 7 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SALMON FALLS RD / SAFARI |
| 7 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | MIADU |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | SCHOOL |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | RATTLESNAKE |
| 4 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | 49 |
| 4 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | ANDREGG |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 120 workings within 5 miles of Bayley Hotel: 46 occurrences, 30 unknowns, 24 past producers, 11 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabaster Cave | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Big Pine Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Butts Mine | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold | |
| Cool-Cave Valley Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Davenport Deposit | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Kelley Bros. | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Kelley Bros. | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Mollie | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold | |
| Pioneer - Lilyama | Copper, Gold, Silver, Iron, Tungsten | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Idocrase, Pyrite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pilot Hill, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Flood | Pilot Hill | - | California Highway Patrol reported a bunch of rocks in the roadway from heavy rain blocking the northbound lanes at Salmon Falls Road and Dorado Ridge Trail. |
| November 2024 | Flood | Pilot Hill | - | California Highway Patrol reported a slide of mud, dirt, and large rocks in the southbound lane at Gallagher Road and Salmon Falls Road from heavy rain. |
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.
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.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Coloma | 7.3 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000660 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| El Dorado County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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