259 Watkins St, Murphys, CA 95247 Property Records

Calaveras County property record for 259 Watkins St, Murphys, CA 95247 · Last verified July 2026

Property Highlights

Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Bedrooms	3 Beds
Bathrooms	2 Baths
Year Built	Built 1964
Square Footage	1,246 sqft Living Area
Lot Size	14,375 sqft (0.33 acres)
Garage	384 sqft
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Tax Bill	$1,898.00 (2025)

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`068-022-041-000`
Alternative APN	`068-022-041`

Interior

Bedrooms	3 Beds
Full Baths	2 Baths
Total Rooms	6 Rooms
Building Area	1,246 sqft Living Area
1st Floor	1,246 sqft 1st Floor
Stories	1 Stories
Fireplace	Fireplace
Fireplaces	1 Fireplaces

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1959
Effective Year Built	Effective 1964
Architectural Style	Conventional Style
Construction Type	Wood Construction
Lot Area	14,375 sqft (0.33 acres)
Parking Spaces	1 Parking Spaces
Garage Area	384 sqft Garage

Location & Zoning

Old Parcel Number	068-022-041
Street Address	259 WATKINS ST
City	MURPHYS
State	CA
Zip	95247-9549
Property Usage	Residential Property Usage
Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	TREASURE TROVE SUB PCL A OF PM 11-51
Legal Subdivision	TREASURE TROVE SUB
Legal Lot Number	10
Jurisdiction	CALAVERAS CA
Minor Civil Division	ANGELS CITY
Census Blockgroup	1
Census Block	1045
Census Tract	122

Owner

Source: Calaveras County records · APN 068-022-041-000

Assessment roll updated July 2, 2026 · Last verified July 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	PO BOX 474, MURPHYS, CA 95247-0474
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Owner is an Individual, Couple or Unincorporated Entity

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Transfer Date	Mar 19, 2007
Transfer Doc	0000005405
Record Refreshed	Sep 20, 2026

March 2020: Affidavit of Death, Transfer

Document Type	Affidavit of Death
Jurisdiction	CALAVERAS CA
Recording Date	Mar 26, 2020
Property Address	259 WATKINS ST, MURPHYS, CA 95247
Document Number	0000003917
Instrument Date	Mar 18, 2020
Instrument	3917
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Apr 15, 2020
Title Company	ATTORNEY ONLY

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Joint Tenant/Joint Tenant w/ Right Of Survivorship
Address	PO BOX 1382 MURPHYS CA 952471382, MURPHYS, CA 95247-1382

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Calaveras County records · Assessment roll updated July 2, 2026 · Last verified July 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	California
County	Calaveras County
Secondary School District	Bret Harte Union High School District (09 - 12)
Elementary School District	Vallecito Union Elementary School District (KG - 08)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes and is not a market price estimate.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value
2026		$161,860 (+2%) Land $24,267 Building $137,593
2025	$1,898.00 (+2.76%) Homeowner's exemption	$158,688 (+4.04%) Land $23,792 Building $134,896
2023	$1,847.00 (+9.48%) Homeowner's exemption	$152,527 Land $22,869 Building $129,658
2022	$1,687.00

Flood & Wildfire

259 Watkins St is in FEMA Zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, with indirect wildfire exposure (High risk).

Flood

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · Calaveras County (06009C), updated June 30, 2022

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal flood hazard · outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain
Special Flood Hazard Area	No

Wildfire

Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities · 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020

Wildfire Risk to Homes	High 83rd percentile of exposed land nationally · 62nd in California
Wildfire Likelihood	High — about 1 in 156 per year
Exposure	Indirect within ember reach of burnable land · adjoins burnable vegetation

Values are read at the parcel center point; lenders make the official flood determination.