Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1916.
“The Honigsberger Store is a historic building located at 665 Main St. in Copperopolis, California. Honigsberger built the store in 1865, replacing the original store he built in 1861.”
Wikipedia article Honigsberger Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Calaveras County · listed in 1992 · 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 317 fires within 5 miles of Honigsberger Store between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,920 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 122 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | LIGHTNING 15 |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | WOOSTER |
| 6 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | QUAIL |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | BRITCHEN |
| 3 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.6 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | BUCKBOARD |
| 29 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | COPPER #2 |
| 29 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | COPPER #1 |
| 26 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | HATLEY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 156 workings within 5 miles of Honigsberger Store: 57 past producers, 39 occurrences, 38 unknowns, 17 producers. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Chromium, Asbestos. 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 Seven | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Deposit | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Donner Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Keystone Union | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Melones & Morgan | Gold, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Mountain King | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Nassau | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Nassau | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| North Keystone | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | Metamorphic |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Copperopolis, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Copperopolis | $20,000 | Calaveras County Sheriff Dispatch reported significant roadway flooding with two houses flooded in Copperopolis. |
| December 2025 | Flood | Copperopolis | - | California Highway Patrol reported a minor rock/mud slide impacting westbound lanes at Obrynes Ferry Road and Duchess Drive. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copperopolis | - | There was a gust of 65 mph measured at 2ENE Carson Hill. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Copperopolis | - | Calaveras County Public Works reported the closure of Cooper Cove Drive between Black Creek Drive and Cheyenne Road in Copperopolis due to severe road damage by flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Copperopolis | - | The California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding in both lanes of traffic along California Highway 4 at Bonanza Mine Way. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Reed's Store | under 500 feet | 1992 |
 | Copperopolis Armory | under 500 feet | 1997 |
 | Copperopolis Congregational Church | 0.3 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000310 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Calaveras County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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