Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“Colfax station is an Amtrak train station in Colfax, California. Served by the California Zephyr, it is unstaffed.”
Wikipedia article Colfax station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 35 National Register listings published here for Placer County · listed in 1999 · 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 531 fires within 5 miles of Colfax Passenger Depot between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,152 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 25 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 | 204 |
| Debris and open burning | 134 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 91 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 24 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | PGE |
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | SECRET |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | POWERLINE |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Central California District | BLUM |
| 7 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Central California District | PENINSULA |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | GRAND |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | CARRIE |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ROLLINS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 146 workings within 5 miles of Colfax Passenger Depot: 48 occurrences, 40 unknowns, 37 past producers, 17 producers. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear River | Gold, Arsenic, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Colfax Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Steele Property | Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | Mineral Pigments | |
| Unnamed | Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | Gold, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Victory | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| You Bet White Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Johnson | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Johnson | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Benjastorf Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Wall Property | Talc-Soapstone | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colfax, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2019: 2 flash flood, 1 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Debris Flow | Colfax | $6,000 | There was a mudslide blocking Highway 174 in Colfax. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Colfax | - | There was 1 1/2 feet of water flooding the west bound lane of I80. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Colfax | - | Flooding of entire west bound off-ramp of I80 in Colfax. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Colfax Freight Depot | 0.1 miles | 1999 |
| Stevens Trail | 2.6 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98001605 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Placer County | All 35 listed properties in this county. |
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