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Monterey County, California

424 topographic sheets cover 102 settlements here, and 64 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

64 National Register listings published here, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

California within the United States
Monterey County within California
Explore by year 1877 1898

What the record shows

  • 2,701 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 64 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 51 buildings, 7 districts, 4 sites and 2 structures.
  • 17 of the 64 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 102 populated places in this county; 102 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

64

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Asilomar Conference Groundsdistrict198787000823
Asilomar Conference Grounds Warnecke Historic Districtdistrict2022100008261
Berwick Manor and Orchardsite197777000309
Mary C. W. Black Studio Housebuilding199494001007
Samuel M. Black Housebuilding198484000911
Peter J. Bontadelli Housebuilding198080000823
Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobebuilding197373000413
Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobebuilding197373000413
Frank LaVerne Buck Housebuilding198686002401
Carmel Missionbuilding196666000214
Carmel Valley Road-Boronda Road Eucalyptus Tree Rowsite200807001352
Castroville Japanese Language Schoolbuilding199595001127
Centrella Hotelbuilding198282000973
Chautauqua Hallbuilding2026100012539
Community Church of Gonzalesbuilding198383001210
Arthur and Kathleen Connell Housebuilding201414000304
Cooper-Molera Adobebuilding197070000137
Deetjen's Big Sur Inndistrict199090001464
Dutton Hotel, Stagecoach Stationbuilding197171000166
Dutton Hotel, Stagecoach Stationbuilding197171000166
James W. Finch Housebuilding198282000974
First Theater of Californiabuilding197070000137
Fort Ord Station Veterinary Hospitalbuilding201414000305
Gabilan Lodge No. 372-Independent Order of Odd Fellowsbuilding198686002813
Jose Mario Gil Adobebuilding197474000537
Gosby House Innbuilding198080000822
Gosby House Innbuilding198080000822
Robinson Jeffers Housebuilding75000444
King City Joint Union High School Auditoriumbuilding199191000917
Krough Housebuilding198282002209
Larkin Housebuilding196666000215
Los Coches Ranchosite197979000502
Marsh, G.T., and Sonsbuilding200705001113
Josiah Merritt Adobebuilding197777000311
Milpitas Ranchhousebuilding197777000310
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad Historic Districtdistrict201414000344
Monterey County Court Housebuilding200908000878
Monterey County Jailbuilding200403000337
Monterey County Jailbuilding200403000337
Sheriff William Joseph Nesbitt Housebuilding198282002210
Olvida Penasbuilding197878000721
Outlands in the Eighty Acresbuilding198989000228
Pacific Biological Laboratoriesbuilding199494001498
Lou Ellen Parmelee Housebuilding199897001633
Pinnacles National Park Roadsstructure2022100008339
Point Pinos Lighthousestructure197777000312
Point Sur Light Stationdistrict199191001097
Porter-Vallejo Mansiondistrict199089002273
Post, Joseph W., Housebuilding198585002196
Rancho Las Palmasbuilding197878000722
Rancho San Lucasdistrict199191000530
Republic Cafebuilding201111000430
Royal Presidio Chapelbuilding196666000216
San Antonio de Padua Missionbuilding197676000504
B. V. Sargent Housebuilding198080000824
St. John's Chapel, Del Montebuilding2020100005719
John Steinbeck Housebuilding200000000856
Stevenson Housebuilding197272000239
Sunset Centerbuilding199897001604
Tidball Storebuilding197676000503
Trimmer Hillbuilding198282002208
U.S. Customhousebuilding196666000217
Mrs. Clinton Walker Housebuilding201616000634
Whalers Cabinsite200707000406

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

2

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1877 - Map of the county of Monterey, Cal
Land ownership map (1877) - Map of the county of Monterey, Cal. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1898 - Official map of Monterey County, California, 1898
Land ownership map (1898) - Official map of Monterey County, California, 1898. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

28 of 51 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 51 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Painting of Saint Christopher, Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Painting of Saint Christopher, Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Piers, Monterrey, California, Boston Public Library - undated
Piers, Monterrey, California. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Old Monterey Jail, Monterey, California, Boston Public Library - undated
Old Monterey Jail, Monterey, California. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Monterey, California, Boston Public Library - undated
Monterey, California. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gate, Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Gate, Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Old mission, Boston Public Library - undated
Old mission. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Johnson, C. W. J. (Charles Wallace Jacob), 1833-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission Carmel of Monterey, Cal. Founded June 3d, 1770, by Junipero Serra., Boston Public Library - undated
Mission Carmel of Monterey, Cal. Founded June 3d, 1770, by Junipero Serra.. Johnson, C. W. J. (Charles Wallace Jacob), 1833-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Vásquez Adobe, Monterey, California, Boston Public Library - undated
Vásquez Adobe, Monterey, California. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Colton Hall Museum, Monterey, California, Boston Public Library - undated
Colton Hall Museum, Monterey, California. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Old Monterey Jail, Monterey, California, Boston Public Library - undated
Old Monterey Jail, Monterey, California. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Boston Public Library - undated
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
3 - A Motel, Boston Public Library - undated
3 - A Motel. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart Monterey Peninsula Airport, Monterey, California, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart Monterey Peninsula Airport, Monterey, California. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
In the cypress groves, Cypress Drive, Monterey, Boston Public Library - undated
In the cypress groves, Cypress Drive, Monterey. Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Midway (Sentinel) Point, Cypress Drive, Monterey, Boston Public Library - undated
Midway (Sentinel) Point, Cypress Drive, Monterey. Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 15,845 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-06-01, scale 1:37400
1954-06-01, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-06-01, scale 1:37400
1954-06-01, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-06-01, scale 1:37400
1954-06-01, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-06-01, scale 1:37400
1954-06-01, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-06-27, scale 1:34000
1956-06-27, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-06-27, scale 1:34000
1956-06-27, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-02, scale 1:61600
1960-04-02, scale 1:61600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-02, scale 1:61600
1960-04-02, scale 1:61600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-02, scale 1:61600
1960-04-02, scale 1:61600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-02, scale 1:61600
1960-04-02, scale 1:61600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-11-28, scale 1:34680
1940-11-28, scale 1:34680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-11-28, scale 1:34680
1940-11-28, scale 1:34680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-11-28, scale 1:34680
1940-11-28, scale 1:34680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-11-28, scale 1:34680
1940-11-28, scale 1:34680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-07-27, scale 1:23600
1952-07-27, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-07-27, scale 1:23600
1952-07-27, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-07-27, scale 1:23600
1952-07-27, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-07-27, scale 1:23600
1952-07-27, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-15, scale 1:23600
1953-04-15, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-15, scale 1:23600
1953-04-15, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-15, scale 1:23600
1953-04-15, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-15, scale 1:23600
1953-04-15, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-06-27, scale 1:34000
1956-06-27, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-06-27, scale 1:34000
1956-06-27, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-09-19, scale 1:32000
1965-09-19, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-09-19, scale 1:32000
1965-09-19, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-09-19, scale 1:32000
1965-09-19, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-09-19, scale 1:32000
1965-09-19, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-05, scale 1:21670
1966-04-05, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-05, scale 1:21670
1966-04-05, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-05, scale 1:21670
1966-04-05, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-08-12, scale 1:23330
1966-08-12, scale 1:23330. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-24, scale 1:34000
1967-05-24, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-24, scale 1:34000
1967-05-24, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-24, scale 1:34000
1967-05-24, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-24, scale 1:34000
1967-05-24, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-05-18, scale 1:30000
1968-05-18, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-05-18, scale 1:30000
1968-05-18, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-05-18, scale 1:30000
1968-05-18, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-05-18, scale 1:30000
1968-05-18, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-17, scale 1:120588
1969-07-17, scale 1:120588. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-17, scale 1:120588
1969-07-17, scale 1:120588. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-17, scale 1:63763
1969-07-17, scale 1:63763. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-17, scale 1:63763
1969-07-17, scale 1:63763. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-24, scale 1:80000
1970-04-24, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-24, scale 1:80000
1970-04-24, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-24, scale 1:80000
1970-04-24, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-24, scale 1:80000
1970-04-24, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

72 stations, 27 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

144 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 27-1BSalinas city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Alisal Rd., E. Alisal; Front, E. Market, Sun Lake, Sherwood Dr.
  • 27-1AAlisal Judicial Township: Salinas city: Salinas city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Alisal Rd., E. Alisal; Front, E. Market, Sun Lake, Sherwood Dr.
  • 27-2BSalinas city - That part Bounded by Drainage Canal; Sherwood Dr.; Lake; N. Main
  • 27-2ASalinas city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Sherwood Dr.; Drainage Canal; N. Main, City limits
  • 27-3Salinas city - That part Bounded by City limits; N. Main; Southern Pacific Railroad; City limits
  • 27-4Salinas city - That part Bounded by W. Market; Villa, Wilson, Buena Vista; Park, Nacional, Central Ave.; City limits
  • 27-5Salinas city - That part Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad; Cross extended, Cross, W. Market, Cross, Capitol; Park, Buena Vista, Wilson, Villa, W. Market; City limits
  • 27-6Salinas city - That part excluding Cominos Hotel Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad; Main; W. Gabilan; Capitol, Cross, W. Market, Cross, Cross extended
  • 27-7Cominos Hotel (In Salinas city)
  • 27-8Salinas city - That part excluding Franciscan Hotel Bounded by Lake; Front; E. Market, Soledad, Gabilan; Main
  • 27-9Franciscan Hotel (In Salinas city}
  • 27-10Salinas city - That part excluding Jeffery Hotel Bounded by E. Gabilan, Soledad, E. Market; Front; E. Alisal; Main
  • 27-11Jeffery Hotel (In Salinas city)
  • 27-12Salinas city - That part Bounded by Central Ave., Capitol, Gabilan; Main; W. Alisal Homestead Ave.
  • 27-13Salinas city - That part Bounded by Park; Capitol, Central Ave., Homestead Ave.; W. Alisal extended; City limits, Central Ave., Nacional
  • 27-14Salinas city - That part Bounded by W. Alisal extended, W. Alisal; Lorimer, Homestead Ave., Iverson, Lang, S. Capitol, Gell, S. Main; City limits; City limits
  • 27-15Salinas city - That part Bounded by W. Alisal; Main; W. San Luis, West, Clay; Homestead Ave., Lorimer
  • 27-16Solinas city - That part Bounded by E. Alisal; California; Winham; S. Main
  • 27-17Salinas city - That part Bounded by E. Alisal, Alisal Rd.; City limits; City limits, Grove, Alameda Ave.; Santa Lucia Ave., Carmel Ave., Maple, California
  • 27-18Salinas city - That part Bounded by Winham; California; Willow; S. Main
  • 27-19Salinas city - That part Bounded by W. San Luis; S. Main; Gell, S. Capitol, Lang; Iverson, Clay, West
  • 27-20Salinas city - That part Bounded by Willow; California; Romie Lane; S. Main
  • 27-21Salinas city - That part Bounded by Maple, Carmel Ave., Santa Lucia Ave., Alameda Ave., Grove; City limits; Romie Lane; California
  • 27-22Salinas city - That part Bounded by Romie Lane; City limits; City limits; City limits, South Main
  • 27-23AAlisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Alder Ave.; Sherwood Lane; Towt; Del Monte
  • 27-23BAlisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Alder Ave.; Del Monte; Towt; Garner
  • 27-24Alisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Sanborn Rd.; Garner; Towt; Juanita
  • 27-25Alisal, unincorporated - unincorporated - That part Bounded by Sanborn Rd.; Juanita; Towt; Market
  • 27-26Alisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Towt; Bellehaven; Williams Rd.; E. Market
  • 27-27Alisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Towt; Sherwood Lane; Williams Rd.; Bellehaven
  • 27-28Alisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by E. Market, Williams Rd.; Bardin Rd.; Toro, E. Market, Alisal Ave.; Towt
  • 27-29Alisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Toro; Bardin Rd.; Alisal Ave.; E. Market
  • 27-30Alisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Alisal Ave.; Bardin Rd. (Alisal Ave.); Drainage Canal, Drainage Ditch; Sanborn Rd.
  • 27-31Alisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by E. Market; Towt; Alisal Ave.; Pearl
  • 27-32Alisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Drainage Canal; Drainage Canal; E. Market; Drainage Canal
  • 27-33Alisal, unincorporated - That part Bounded by E. Market, Pearl, Alisal Ave.; Sanborn Rd.; Drainage Ditch; Salinas city limits
  • 27-34AAlisal Judicial Township - That part outside Alisal, unincorporated, excluding Camp McCallum (See separate map for boundaries of Alisal) Bounded by Judicial Township line; County line; Judicial Township line, Alisal Rd.; Williams Rd., Sherwood Lane, Rider Ave., Garner, Sanborn Rd. E. Market, Drainage Canal, Salinas city limits, Natividad Rd.
  • 27-34BAlisal Judicial Township - That part outside Alisal, unincorporated, excluding Camp McCallum (See separate map for boundaries of Alisal) Bounded by Drainage Canal; Alisal Rd.; Judicial Township line; U.S. Hwy. 101, Salinas city limits
  • 27-34CCamp McCallum (In Alisal Judicial Township)
  • 27-35Alisal Judicial Township - That part outside Salinas city Bounded by Judicial Township line; Natividad Rd.; Salinas city limits; U.S. Hwy. 101, Judicial Township line
  • 27-36Alisal Judicial Township - That part outside Salinas city Bounded by Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line, U.S. Hwy. 101, Salinas city limits; Salinas city limits, State Hwy. 118
  • 27-37Alisal Judicial Township - That part outside Salinas city Bounded by State Hwy. 118; Salinas city limits, U.S. Hwy. 117; Hitchcock Rd., Davis Rd., Blanco Rd., Armstrong Rd., McFadden Rd.; Nashua Rd., Judicial Township line
  • 27-38Alisal Judicial Township - That part excluding Fort Ord Military Reservation (part) Bounded by Judicial Township line, Nashua Rd., Mcfadden Rd., Armstrong Rd., Blanco Rd., Davis Rd., Hitchcock Rd.; State Hwy. 117; State Hwy. 117, Salinas River, Judicial Township line; County line
  • 27-39Fort Ord Military Reservation - That part in Alisal Judicial Township (Remainder of Fort Ord Military Reservation is in Monterey Judicial Township)
  • 27-40AAlisal Judicial Township - That part outside Salinas city Bounded by Hunter Lane; Branch Southern Pacific Railroad, Branch Southern Pacific Railroad extended; Salinas River; State Hwy. 117
  • 27-40BAlisal Judicial Township - That part outside Salinas city Bounded by Salinas city limits, U.S. Hwy. 101; Judicial Township line, Salinas River; Salinas River; Branch Southern Pacific Railroad extended, Branch Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 27-41BAlisal Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Salinas River; Judicial Township line; Line extending from Judicial Township line to San Benancio Rd., San Benancio Rd.; State Hwy. 117
  • 27-41AAlisal Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Salinas River; State Hwy. 117, San Benancio Rd., line extending from San Benancio Rd. to Judicial Township line, Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line
  • 27-42Bradley Judicial Township
  • 27-43ACastroville Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Judicial Township line; County line; San Juan Baptista Rd.; U.S. Hwy. 101
  • 27-43BCastroville Judicial Township - That part Bounded by San Juan Baptista Rd.; County line; Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line
  • 27-44ACastroville Judicial Township - That part outside Castroville, unincorporated (See aerial photo 13-APG-3-5 for boundaries of Castroville) Bounded by State Highway 22; U.S. Hwy. 101; Judicial Township line; Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 27-44BCastroville Judicial Township - That part outside Castroville, unincorporated (See aerial photo 13-ABG-3-5 for boundaries of Castroville) Bounded by Judicial Township line; U.S. Hwy. 101; State Hwy. 22; Boundary of Castroville, unincorporated, Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 27-45Castroville Judicial Township - That part outside Castroville, unincorporated (See aerial photo 13-ABG-3-5 for boundaries of Castroville) Bounded by Judicial Township line; Southern Pacific Railroad; Boundaries of Castroville, unincorporated State; Hwy. 56
  • 27-46Castroville Judicial Township - That part outside Castroville, unincorporated (See aerial photo 13-ABG-3-5 for boundaries of Castroville), and excluding Direction Finder Station Bounded by Judicial Township line; State Hwy. 56, Boundaries of Castroville, unincorporated, Southern Pacific Railroad; Judicial Township line; County line
  • 27-47Direction Finder Station (In Castroville Judicial Township)
  • 27-48Cholame Judicial Township
  • 27-49Gonzales Judicial Township: Gonzales city: Gonzales city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; 5th, Day, 6th; Belden
  • 27-50Gonzales city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Belden, 1st, City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 27-51Gonzales city - That part Bounded by 6th, Day, 5th; City limits; City limits, 1st; Belden
  • 27-52Gonzales Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Judicial Township line; County line; Johnson Canyon Rd.; Gonzales city limits, U.S. Hwy. 101
  • 27-53Gonzales Judicial Township - That part Bounded by U.S. Hwy. 101, Gonzales city limits, Johnson Canyon Rd.; County line; Judicial Township line; Salinas River, Judicial Township line
  • 27-54Gonzales Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Judicial Township line; Salinas River; Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line
  • 27-55Greenfield Judicial Township: Greenfield city: Greenfield city - That part east of 8th
  • 27-56Greenfield city - That part west of 8th
  • 27-57Greenfield Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Judicial Township line; Salinas River; Judicial Township line; U.S. Hwy. 101, Greenfield city limits, U.S. Hwy. 101
  • 27-58Greenfield Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Judicial Township line; U.S. Hwy. 101, Greenfield city limits, U.S. Hwy. 101, Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line
  • 27-59King City Judicial Township: King City: King city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 27-60King city - That part Bounded by City limits Southern Pacific Railroad; City limits; City limits, Division, San Lorenzo Ave., Pearl, Vanderhurst Ave.
  • 27-61King city - That part Bounded by City limits; Vanderhurst Ave., Pearl, San Lorenzo Ave.; Division; City limits
  • 27-62King City Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Judicial Township line; County line, Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line, U.S. Hwy. 101, King City city limits, U.S. Hwy. 101; U.S. Hwy. 101, Judicial Township line, Salinas River, Judicial Township line
  • 27-63King City Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Judicial Township line; U.S. Hwy. 101, King City city limits, U.S. Hwy. 101; Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line
  • 27-64Monterey Judicial Township: Carmel-by-the-Sea city: Carmel-by-the-Sea city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; 5th Ave.; Junipero Ave.
  • 27-65Carmel-by-the-Sea city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Junipero Ave.; Ocean Ave.; Lincoln, City limits
  • 27-66Carmel-by-the-Sea city - That part Bounded by City limits; Lincoln; 8th Ave.; City limits
  • 27-67Carmel-by-the-Sea city - That part Bounded by 8th Ave.; Lincoln; City limits; City limits
  • 27-68Carmel-by-the-Sea city - That part Bounded by Ocean Ave. Junipero Ave., City limits; City limits; Lincoln
  • 27-69Carmel-by-the-Sea city - That part Bounded by 5th Ave.; City limits; City limits; Junipero Ave.
  • 27-70Monterey city: Monterey city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Presidio of Monterey; Foam, Irving Ave., Wave
  • 27-71Monterey city - That part Bounded by City limits; Wave, Irving Ave., Foam; Hoffman Ave.; Belden
  • 27-72Monterey city - That part Bounded by Hoffman Ave.; Foam; Boundary of Presidio of Monterey (U.S. Military Reservation); Belden
  • 27-73Monterey city - That part Bounded by City limits; Belden; Boundary of Presidio of Monterey (U.S. Military Reservation); Oak
  • 27-74Monterey city - That part Bounded by City limits; Oak; Boundary of Presidio of Monterey (U.S. Military Reservation); City limits
  • 27-75Presidio of Monterey (U.S. Military Reservation) (In Monterey city)
  • 27-76Monterey city - That part Bounded by Boundary of Presidio of Monterey (U.S. Military Reservation); Via Del Rey, Herrmann Dr., Vie Paraiso, Via Gayuba Dr., San Bernabe Dr., Martin, Pacific, Soledad Dr.; City limits; City limits
  • 27-77Monterey city - That part Bounded by Boundary of Presidio of Monterey (U.S. Military Reservation), Franklin; Madison, Herrmann Dr.; Herrmann Dr.; Herrmann Dr., Via Del Rey
  • 27-78Monterey city - That part Bounded by Boundary of Presidio of Monterey (U.S. Military Reservation); Van Buren, Scott, Watson; Franklin
  • 27-79Monterey city - That part excluding Son Carlos Hotel Bounded by Scott, Van Buren, Boundary of Presidio of Monterey (U.S. Military Reservation); City limits, Alvarado; Franklin; Watson
  • 27-80San Carlos Hotel (In Monterey city)
  • 27-81Monterey city - That part Bounded by Franklin; Pacific; Martin, San Bernabe Dr., Via Gayuba Dr.; Via Paraiso, Herrmann Dr., Madison, Monroe
  • 27-82Monterey city - That part Bounded by Franklin, Alvarado, Munras Ave., Fremont, Golf Club Rd.; City limits; City limits; City limits, Soledad Dr., Pacific
  • 27-83Monterey city - That part Bounded by Franklin, Figueroa, Webster; Camino El Estero; Fremont; Munras Ave., Alvarado
  • 27-84Monterey city - That part Bounded by City limits; Boundary of U.S. Naval School, Camino El Estero; Webster, Figueroa, Franklin; Alvarado
  • 27-85Monterey city - That part Bounded by Del Monte Ave.; Ocean Ave.; Fremont; Camino El Estero
  • 27-86AMonterey city - That part excluding Auxiliary Air Station Bounded by City limits; Dela Vina Ave., Airport Rd., Fairgrounds boundary, U.S. Navy Reservation boundary; City limits, Golf Club Rd., Fremont; Ocean Ave., Del Monte Ave., Boundary of U.S. Naval School
  • 27-86BMonterey city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; U.S. Navy Reservation, Fairgrounds boundary, Airport Rd., Dela Vina Ave.
  • 27-87Auxiliary Air Station (In Monterey city)
  • 27-88Carmel Woods - Hatton Fields, Carmel Point unincorporated: Carmel Woods - Hatton Fields, Carmel Point unincorporated - That part Bounded by Ronda Rd.; Coast Hwy. (State Hwy. 56); Rio Rd.; Carmel-by-the-Sea city limits, Seventeen Mile Dr.
  • 27-89Carmel Woods - Hatton Fields, Carmel Point unincorporated - That part Bounded by Carmel-by-the-Sea city limits, Rio Rd. Coast Hwy. (State Hwy. 56); Carmel River; Carmel Bay
  • 27-90Seaside, unincorporated: Seaside, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Fort Ord Reservation boundary; Fort Ord Reservation boundary; Lanzanita Ave., Noche Buena Ave., Pine Ave.; Del Monte Ave., Fort Ord Reservation boundary
  • 27-91Seaside, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Military Ave. extended; Del Monte Ave., Echo Way, Lincoln Ave., California, 6th, Del Monte Ave., Monterey city limits; Monterey city limits; County line
  • 27-92Seaside, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Echo Way, Del Monte Ave., Pine Ave. Noche Buena Ave.; Broadway, Fremont, Railroad Ave.; 6th, California, Lincoln Ave.
  • 27-93Seaside, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Manzanita Ave.; Fort Ord Reservation boundary; Broadway; Noche Buena Ave.
  • 27-94Seaside, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Broadway; Fort Ord Reservation boundary; Hamilton Ave., Noche Buena Ave., Oak Ave.; Fremont
  • 27-95Seaside, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Railroad Ave.; Fremont, Monterey city limits; Monterey city limits; Del Monte Ave.
  • 27-96ASeaside, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Oak Ave.; Noche Buena Ave.; Kimball Ave.; Fremont
  • 27-96BSeaside, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Oak Ave.; Mescal Ave.; Canyon Del Rey Rd.; Fremont, Kimball Ave., Noche Buena Ave.
  • 27-97Monterey Judicial Township - That part outside Seaside, unincorporated (See separate map for Seaside, unincorporated) and excluding Fort Ord Military Reservation (part) Bounded by Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line; State Hwy. 117; Monterey city limits, Fremont, Canyon Del Rey Rd., Mescal Ave. extended, Fort Ord Reservation boundary, Military Ave. extended, County line
  • 27-98CN/A
  • 27-98AN/A
  • 27-98BN/A
  • 27-99Monterey Judicial Township - That part west of State Hwy. 56 and north of Carmel River, outside Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Monterey cities, and Carmel Woods - Hatton Fields, Carmel Point, unincorporated (See separate map for Carmel Woods - Hatton Fields, Carmel Point)
  • 27-100AMonterey Judicial Township - That part outside Carmel Woods - Hatton Fields, Carmel Point, Unincorporated (See separate map for Carmel Woods - Hatton Fields, Carmel Point) Bounded by Tularcitos Rd., Robinson Canyon, San Clemente Cr.; Tularcitos Rd., Tassajara Rd., Imaginary line extending due south from Tassajara Hot Springs to Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line; County line, State Hwy. 56, Monterey city limits
  • 27-100CMonterey Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Township line between T. 17S. and T.18S., R.4E; Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line; Imaginary line extending due north from Judicial Township line to Tassajara Hot Springs, Tassajara Rd.
  • 27-100BMonterey Judicial Township - That part outside Carmel Woods - Hatton Fields, Carmel Point, Unincorporated (See separate map for Carmel Woods - Hatton Fields, Carmel Point) Bounded by Monterey city limits, State Hwy. 117; Judicial Township line; Township line between T.17S.and T.18S., R.4E;. Tularcitos Rd., Robinson Canyon, San Clemente Cr.
  • 27-101Pacific Grove Judicial Township, coextensive with Pacific Grove city: Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by County line; City limits; Lighthouse Ave., 1st, Central Ave.; 15th, Ocean View Ave., 17th, 17th extended
  • 27-102Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by Central Ave.; 1st Lighthouse Ave.; 15th
  • 27-103Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by Jewell Ave., 17th, Ocean View Blvd.; 15th; Lighthouse Ave.; Pacific
  • 27-104Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by County line; 17th extended, 17th, Jewell Ave., Pacific; Lighthouse Ave.; City limits
  • 27-105Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by Lighthouse Ave.; Alder, Pine Ave., Walnut; City limits; City limits
  • 27-106Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by Lighthouse Ave.; Congress Ave.; Pine Ave.; Alder
  • 27-107Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by Lighthouse Ave.; Forest Ave.; Junipero Ave.; Congress Ave.
  • 27-108Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by Lighthouse Ave.; Carmel Ave.; Gibson Ave.; Forest Ave.
  • 27-109Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by Lighthouse Ave.; City limits; Spencer, Pine Ave.; Carmel Ave.
  • 27-110Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by Pine Ave., Spencer; City limits; Carmel Ave. extended, Carmel Ave.; Carmel Ave.
  • 27-111Pacific Grove city - That part excluding Forest Hill Hotel Bounded by Junipero Ave., Forest Ave., Gibson Ave.; Carmel Ave., Carmel Ave. extended, City limits; City limits; Congress Ave.
  • 27-112Forest Hill Hotel (In Pacific Grove city)
  • 27-113Pacific Grove city - That part Bounded by Pine Ave.; Congress Ave.; City limits; Walnut
  • 27-114Pajaro Judicial Township: Pajaro, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo ABG-262-42)
  • 27-115Pajaro Judicial Township - That part outside Pajaro, unincorporated (See aerial photo ABG-262-42 for boundary of Pajaro, unincorporated) Bounded by County line; County line; San Juan Rd.
  • 27-116Pajaro Judicial Township - That part outside Pajaro, unincorporated (See aerial photo for boundary of Pajare, unincorporated) Bounded by San Juan Rd.; County line; Judicial Township line; Old Toll Rd., State Hwy. 56
  • 27-117Pajaro Judicial Township - That part outside Pajaro, unincorporated unincorporated (See aerial photo ABG-262-42 for boundary of Pajaro, unincorporated) Bounded by County line; State Hwy. 56, Old Toll Rd., Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line; County line
  • 27-118Pench Tree Judicial Township
  • 27-119San Antonio Judicial Township: San Antonio Judicial Township excluding Hunter Liggett Military Reservation
  • 27-120Hunter Liggett Military Reservation (In San Antonio Judicial Township)
  • 27-121San Ardo Judicial Township
  • 27-122Soledad Judicial Township: Soledad city: Soledad city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Front, Oak, Palm Ave., Dixi
  • 27-123Soledad city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, East; Market; City limits
  • 27-124Soledad city - That part Bounded by Market, East, City limits; Dixi, Palm Ave., Oak; Monterey; City limits
  • 27-125Soledad city - That part Bounded by Monterey; Oak, Front; City limits; City limits
  • 27-126Soledad Judicial Township - That part north of Salinas River, outside Soledad city and excluding California State Prison
  • 27-127California State Prison (In Soledad Judicial Township)
  • 27-128Soledad Judicial Township - That part south of Salinas River
  • 27-129Castroville Judicial Township: Castroville, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo 13-ABG-3-5)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

3,488 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 3,488 of them, burning about 817,283 acres. 60 started naturally and 199 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1349
Equipment and vehicle use1116
Debris and open burning253
Arson/incendiarism199
Misuse of fire by a minor145
Recreation and ceremony125
Power generation/transmission/distribution116
Smoking95
Natural60
Other causes12
Railroad operations and maintenance11
Firearms and explosives use4
Fireworks3

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 June 2008Natural162,818 acresLos Padres National ForestBASIN COMPLEX
22 July 2016Recreation and ceremony132,127 acresLos Padres National ForestSOBERANES
18 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined124,924 acresLos Padres National ForestDOLAN
8 June 2008Recreation and ceremony81,378 acresLos Padres National ForestINDIANS
13 September 1999Natural49,551 acresLos Padres National ForestHARE
16 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined48,088 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitRIVER
7 October 1996Arson/incendiarism25,620 acresLos Padres National ForestWILD
8 September 1999Natural23,761 acresLos Padres National ForestTASSAJARA

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1987 to 2026

60 of 247 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 247 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 8 injuries and about $106,966,680 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Flood120
Flash Flood32
Debris Flow32
Hail21
Heavy Rain18
Thunderstorm Wind7
Tornado5
Wildfire4
Funnel Cloud3
Lightning3
Storm Surge/Tide2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2025FloodCarmel Vly1 killedAn elderly man went missing while walking his dog in Garland Ranch Regional Park, and was last heard from around 10:30 AM. Around 11 AM, hikers found his dog and returned it to the man's family, who reported him missing at noon. Monterey County park rangers were assisted by local and state resources in a swift-water search, who ultimately found the man's body in Carmel River.
October 1996WildfireCambria3 hurt, $4,500,000no account filed
December 1992Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
October 1999Storm Surge/TidePacific Grove2 hurtno account filed
January 2021Debris FlowSalinas1 hurtMudslide from the River Fire burn scar. Crews worked to rescue residents and their animals (at least 50 large animals were in need of rescue). People were blocked into their homes with mild to moderate damage reported at at least 20 homes (exact amount unknown) with one homeowner injured and taken to the hospital https://www.ksbw.com/article/animals-being-rescued-people-trapped-in-their-homes-from-mudslide-near-river-fire-burn-scar/35337056 - https://abc7news.com/weather/homes-damaged-several-rescued-after-mudslide-in-monterey-co/10073282/ .
September 1999WildfireCarmel$66,900,000no account filed
October 1996WildfireBig Sur$12,300,000no account filed
May 2017Debris FlowGorda$10,000,000Heavy winter rain caused a deep rooted debris flow to occur that covered highway 1. This slide has no estimated time for removal and has damage estimates well in to the millions.|http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/31/big-sur-coast-has-grown-13-acres-from-new-landslide/. https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2017-05-23/massive-slide-covers-stretch-of-iconic-california-highway.
February 1998Flash FloodWest Portion$10,000,000Highway One closed all along big Sur Coast due to Flash flooding and resulting mudslides , and portion of the road washing away. Road not opened until May 98.
March 2011FloodSpreckels$1,000,000There were 1279 acres of crops or croplands impacted by flooding from the Salinas River and its tributaries (1263 acres of Salinas River acreage and 16 acres from the tributaries).
February 2000Flash FloodBolsa Knolls$1,000,000floods and mudslides water from the persistent rain washed out highway one south of Big Sur that still has not been reopened two months later.The Bolsa knolls area was flooded and water damaged a number of houses and businesses. Houses in Prunedale were flooded with water and mud. Fallen trees were the cause of power outages to around 2,400 people in North Monterey County. Pacific Grove Mifddle School was flooded and evacuated.
February 1998Flash FloodPajaro$300,000no account filed
April 1987Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 2009FloodBolsa Knolls$200,000The Pacific Coast Christian Academy and Little Lamb Preschool flooded after Little Bear Creek breached its banks. At least one foot of standing water remained in the school through the evening.
March 2001Storm Surge/Tide(Mry)Monterey Arpt$100,000no account filed
December 2012Debris FlowPosts$50,000A massive rock and mud slide near Partinigton Creek blocked US Highway 1 and a private road leading into a Partington Ridge neighborhood. 32 homes were isolated due to the rocks and mud blocking the roadway. Highway 1 was closed for 5 days due to the slide until one lane could be opened again. More than 40 stranded tourists slept in their cars Saturday night December 22nd as they had no way to get out of the area. Repairs took several weeks.
April 2009Flash FloodBig Sur$40,000Heavy rain fell on top of a recently burned forest causing flash flooding and debris flows. More than three feet of mud covered State Route One closing it for several hours. Vehicles parked at the Big Sur Lodge were stuck in mud and debris. One vehicle was even forced into a culvert and buried. At least three separate debris flows were reported along Highway One, all within a 3 mile span.
December 2014FloodSanta Rita$30,000Fifteen homes were flooded and damaged due to flooding from Santa Rita Creek along Russel Road in Salinas.
October 2009Flash FloodPosts$20,000A debris flow closed both lanes of Highway 1 at mile marker 37 around 4:15 p.m. PDT. Also, some flooding occurred along the Big Sur River.
January 2017Debris FlowNotleys Lndg$5,000Rain gauges in the burn scar were experiencing rain rates between 0.75-1.5 per hour, exceeding pre-established thresholds for debris flows. Damage are estimates.
December 2014FloodMoss Lndg$5,000Moro Cojo Slough backed up and flooded homes and roadway along its banks. Sandbagging operations were needed to protect the homes from significant damage. The slough flooded from heavy rain and then the flap gates were damaged and could not properly drain the slough into Moss Landing Harbor.
February 2014Debris FlowPosts$5,000Active slide reported from the Pfieffer Burn Scar at Sycamore Canyon Road.
January 2011Heavy RainNashua$4,000A large tree fell on an occupied vehicle causing the closure of State Route 183 in the Monterey Area at approximately 9:21 p.m. PST. The roadway was reopened at 10:57 p.m.
December 2014FloodMoss Lndg$1,500Roadway flooding at Mojo Cojo Slough on Moss Landing.
January 2023LightningMonterey Pnsla Arpt$1,000Lightning struck a home in Monterey, resulting in an electrical surge and the oven sparking and overheating. Several homes on the same block also experienced power surges.
December 2021Lightning(Mry)Monterey Arpt$1,000A lightning strike blew out a transformer along Del Monte Blvd. Eight power poles fell down but no injuries were reported. https://kion546.com/news/2021/12/14/a-look-at-the-damage-from-the-rain-storm/.
December 2014Heavy RainCastroville$1,000Heavy rain overwhelmed the sewage plant in Castroville resulting in a sewage spill.
February 2014Debris FlowCarmel Highlands$1,000Small mudslide reported on Highway 1 Northbound near Garrapatta State Park.
November 2012Flash FloodNotleys Lndg$500A CoCoRaHS spotter reports 3.50 inches of rain since 700 AM PST with a storm total of 4.88 inches. The spotter observed overwhelmed drainage culverts along the road that were backing up with significant erosion being reported.
November 2012Flash FloodNotleys Lndg$500CoCoRaHS spotter reports that rain intensity has increased and the flash flooding is beginning again with overwhelmed drainage culverts and flooding on the roadways with erosion of the banks around culverts observed.
December 2012Flash FloodPosts$500The water level on the Big Sur River near Big Sur reached 10.42 feet. Flooding begins with levels above 10.0 feet with minor flash flooding in the Big Sur area.
December 1992Tornado (F0)not stated$250no account filed
December 1992Tornado (F1)not stated$250no account filed
February 2025Thunderstorm WindAsilomar$10A tree was felled, blocking westbound State Route 68 at Skyline Forest Drive.
October 2025Funnel CloudSalinas$10Multiple videos on social media showed a funnel cloud over Salinas. Location Approximate.
January 2024FloodPrunedale$10Roadway flooding was reported at US Highway 101 Southbound at Pesante Road. The drain was not flowing properly because of nearby construction.
March 2024FloodAromas$10Murphy Road was closed between California Route 129 and Murphy Hill Road until the Pajaro River receded.
March 2024FloodMolus$10Flooding was reported in the number 1 lane of southbound US Highway 101 north of the Correctional Training Facility between Gonzales and Soledad.
March 2024FloodNotleys Lndg$10A landslide along California Highway 1 near the Rocky Creek Bridge on March 30 forced the closure of the road at Palo Colorado. The landslide took out parts of the southbound lane of Highway 1 with the northbound lane also in danger. Combined with earlier closures of Highway 1 at Limekiln State Park near Lucia and the Nacimiento-Ferguson Road due to the Dolan Fire, the closure left the area around Big Sur isolated from the outside world. As of March 31, vehicles are only allowed to travel to the north in corridors at 8 AM and 4 PM daily.||The event followed a very active 48 hours of weather with heavy rain, strong winds and a rare severe thunderstorm warning. MRMS rainfall rates were as high as 1.9/hour on the 29th and a nearby gauge recorded 3.9 in 48 hours. Winds were also strong, with radar velocity data suggesting up to 60 mph gusts and nearby observations as high as 48 mph. A gale warning was issued for the coastal zone at 235AM on Thursday, March 28th. Valid 9AM-9PM Friday, easily verified by radar data, but no in situ observations are available. A wind advisory was issued at 205AM Thursday, March 28th and upgraded to a high wind warning at 215AM on Friday, March 29th. The high wind warning was valid 1AM-9PM Friday, and verified by a 62 mph gusts recorded at Lime Creek Road (741 ft). 5 separate Special Marine Warnings were issued for the affected coastline on Friday for winds greater than 40 kts and possible waterspouts. The issue times were 1226PM, 143PM, 243PM, 430PM, and 457PM. Again, these were only verified with radar data due to limited in-situ measurements over the water. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued at 312PM Friday for 60 mph wind gusts and a possible tornado based on radar indicated rotation. There were no reports of a tornado, and the highest observed wind gusts at the time of the warning were 46 mph, although a 62 mph gust was recorded at 540PM, after the warning expired (see high wind warning above). A Flood Advisory was issued at 448PM Friday that covered the slide area for urban and small stream flooding. While most of the severe weather in this area occurred on Friday, there were 2 Special Weather Statements issued at 221AM and 402AM for 30-40 mph wind and pea sized hail just south of the slide. The first was verified with a 31mph gust at 250AM from Pfeiffer Ridge Road.
February 2024FloodSpence$10Northbound US Highway 101 was closed from Hartnell Road to Alisal Road due to flooding.
February 2023Flood(Mry)Monterey Arpt$10CHP reported flooding at the exit from Southbound California Highway 1 to Del Monte Boulevard in Monterey.
March 2023HailMonterey Pnsla Arpt$10Pea sized hail was reported at the National Weather Service office in Monterey.
March 2023FloodPajaro$10A levee on the Pajaro River east of the community of Pajaro was overtopped overnight, and subsequently failed, flooding the community of Pajaro and surrounding farmland. The area was evacuated, with residents only able to return after two weeks.
March 2023FloodChualar$10US Highway 101 near Chualar flooded, causing the highway to be shut down.
December 2022Debris FlowPosts$10California Highway 1 was closed from Big Sur to Ragged Point due to rockslides across the highway in multiple places. As of April 2023, portions of the highway are still closed for repairs with no estimated time to reopen.
January 2017HailSalinas$10Hail covered ground.
January 2017HailSalinas$10Time and location is approximate.
January 2017HailBolsa Knolls$10Picture shared via twitter from media.
January 2017HailCarmel Highlands$10Pea sized hail reported in Carmel.
April 2016HailWunpost$10Began to see reports via social media of localized, low level urban flooding due to heavy rain and hail, so we investigated. To attain some ground truth, WCM called petro facility that the convection crossed. He spoke with the plant supervisor who was from Texas and knows severe weather. The supervisor was able to provide photos and video of the hail falling and accumulating. He said at its peak, the hail had depths of about 3 inches, but just under dime size at most. The hail melted quickly and caused local ponding of water.||No impacts were reported.|See http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/stormSummary/SvrWx4_27_16/svrwx_4_27_16.php for pics and details.
January 2017HailMarina$10no account filed
January 2026FloodLucia-Multiple landslides across California Highway 1 forced the closure of the road from mile marker 19 to mile marker 32, or Slates Hot Springs to south of Limekiln State Park.
January 2026FloodCamp Mc Callum-Roadway flooding reported in both lanes of Old Stage Road at Spence Road.
January 2026FloodCamp Mc Callum-A hard closure was put in place on Alisal Road at Zabala Road due to flooding.
January 2026Flood(Mry)Monterey Arpt-Social media posts from the City of Monterey reported flooding near the Monterey Sports Center in downtown Monterey.
February 2026FloodPosts-Flooding was reported along the northbound side of Highway 1 just south of Pardington Lane with rocks in the roadway. Additional rockslides were reported on the highway between Lucia and the Monterey-SLO county line. The cumulative impact of all the rockslides forced the closure of Highway 1 from Pardington Lane to Ragged Point at 11 PM on February 10, reopening at 8:45 AM the next day.
February 2026Heavy RainLucia-The Mining Ridge rain gauge reported 6.10 inches of rain from 2:30 AM on February 10 to 11:10 PM on February 11.
February 2025FloodPriest Vly-Slides were reported along State Route 198 at Priest Valley Road.
February 2025FloodSeaside-Roadway flooding was reported on the offramp from southbound California Highway 1 at California Highway 218, also impacting the nearby onramp.
February 2025FloodParkfield-Roadway flooding at Parkfield Cemetery Road and Cholame Road forced a road closure.

Mines and quarries

366 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 366 workings inside this county. 70 still produce and 296 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction76
Gold52
Limestone, General38
Stone35
Mercury32
Stone, Crushed/Broken31
Copper11
Clay10
Chromium9
Diatomite9
Manganese8
Stone, Dimension6
Magnesite6
Silver5

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cape San MartinSemiprecious GemstoneProspect
Del Monte Prop. Co-Fan Shell BeachSilicaPast Producer
Fremont Peak DepositBarium-BaritePast Producer
Lucky MoeGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Monterey Bay Salt WorksSaltProducer
Moss Landing Magnesia PlantChromium, MagnesitePlant
New York MineGold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Riley RanchCopper, ArsenicOccurrenceMalachite
Riley Ranch ProspectArsenicProspect
Spreckles Sugar Co.Limestone, General, Limestone, DimensionPast Producer
Stonewall ClaimGold, LeadOccurrence
UnnamedGraphiteProducer
DaisyChromium, IronPast Producer
Old MurryMercury, NickelPast Producer1875, 1894
Old MurryMercury, NickelProspect1875, 1894
Quilty DepositIronUnknown
Blm Rock PileFlagstone, Stone, DimensionProducer
Burro Mountain ProspectAsbestosProspect
Carmel Valley AreaPhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Del Monte Prop. Co. - Fanshell BeahSand and Gravel, Construction, FeldsparPast Producer
Jens DepositFeldsparPast Producer
Johnson Ranch ProspectFeldsparProspect
Limekeln CreekGemstoneProducer
Limekeln CreekGemstone, ManganeseProspect
MachadoSlate, DimensionPast Producer
MeadowsSlate, DimensionPast Producer
Reliz Canyon Area DepositsPhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
San Lucas Area DepositPhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Santa Lucia Quarries, Ltd.FlagstonePast Producer
SierraFlagstonePast Producer
Stewart QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer
Stone Canyon Jasper DepositGemstoneProspect
Table MountainAsbestosProspect
Willow Creek ProspectsAsbestosOccurrence
Bethlehem Steel CoDolomitePast Producer
Quail Creek DepositLimestone, General, DolomitePast Producer
Rocky Ridge TungstenTungstenUnknown
Schmidt & Ortner ProspectTungstenOccurrence
Sugarloaf DepositLimestone, General, DolomiteOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Unnamed ProspectTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Unnamed ProspectMolybdenumProspect
Vancouver PinnaclesMolybdenumOccurrenceVein
Vancouver Pinnacles MolybdenumMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite
Wescott RanchMolybdenumProspect
Westphal Ranch DepositLimestone, General, DolomiteOccurrence
Alisal Silver ProspectsSilverProspect
Aronjo Ranch ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Arroyo Seco AreaUraniumProspect
Chews Ridge AreaUraniumProducer
Chews Ridge AreaUraniumProspect
Dolan's Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Firefly MineUraniumUnknown
GordaGold, SilverPast Producer
Little Sur Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Lucky Jim PlacerGold, SilverPast Producer
Paraiso Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Plaskette MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Reported LocationSilverProducer
Slate's Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Tassajara Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Bedell DepositMagnesiteProspect
Carmel Stone Quarry-AnthonyStone, DimensionPast Producer
Carmel Stone Quarry-PassadoriStone, DimensionPast Producer
Kings DepositMagnesiteProspect
Meadows GulchStone, DimensionPast Producer
Moss Landing Brick PlantMagnesitePlant
Natividad Calcining PlantMagnesitePlant
Natividad Quarry & MillMagnesite, Limestone, GeneralPlant1940, 1942
Nevins DepositMagnesiteProspect
Whaler's CoveStone, DimensionPast Producer
Yost PitStone, DimensionPast Producer
Evans Manganese ProspectManganeseOccurrenceRhodochrosite
Evans Manganese ProspectManganeseOccurrence1918
Hidden Valley RanchManganeseProspect
Ross Ranch ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Ross Ranch ProspectManganeseOccurrence1918
Schmidt ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Wayland RanchManganeseOccurrence
California Kieselguhr Co.DiatomitePast Producer
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomitePast Producer
Evans Ranch ProspectChromiumOccurrenceChromite
Evans Ranch ProspectChromiumOccurrence
Great Lakes Carbon Corp.DiatomiteProspect
Harris ChromiteChromiumProspect
Jens DepositDiatomitePast Producer
King City DepositDiatomiteOccurrence
Lilly Group DepositChromiumPast Producer1958
Mee Ranch DepositChromiumPast Producer
Oakdale RanchDiatomiteOccurrence
Reported DepositChromiumOccurrenceChromite
Riewerts DepositDiatomitePast Producer
South Slope Mine 1918ChromiumProducer1925, 1957
Treasure ChestChromiumPast Producer
Work Ranch DepositDiatomiteProducerSedimentary
Work Ranch DepositDiatomitePast Producer
Arca Roofing Tile PlantClayPast Producer
EchstineClayOccurrence
Heins LakeClayOccurrence
Monterey Mission TileClayProspectSedimentary
Monterey Mission TileClayPast Producer
Rancho Del MonteClayProspectSedimentary
Rancho Del MonteClayPast Producer
Salinas BrickyardClayProspectSedimentary
Salinas BrickyardClayPast Producer
Sawmill GulchClayPast Producer
BedellCopperOccurrence
BedellCopperOccurrence
ChaulerCopperOccurrenceUnderground
ChualarCopperProspect
Copper OccurrenceCopperUnknown
Native CopperCopperOccurrenceChalcocite
Native CopperCopperProspect
Trampa CanyonCopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Pyrite
Trampa CanyonCopperProspect
Unnamed ProspectCopperOccurrenceVein
Unnamed ProspectCopperOccurrence
Arroyo SecoStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Atkinson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
AugustiniStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
David AvenueStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
De Amaral-Carmel Highlands DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
De Ameral-Carmel ValleyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Del FinoStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Del Monte Properties Co. PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Del Monte Properties Co. PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Del Monte Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Echo ValleyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
FlemingStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
HaldornStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hatton RanchStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
HenningsenStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
HillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Jefferson Street QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
JohnsonStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mee RanchStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
O'BrienStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
RiandaStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
RiandaStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
RileyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ruthven PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sillacci Lower QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, GeneralPast Producer
Stonewall Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Stonewall Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Tassajara Hot Spring DepositsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
BottsMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
Botts DepositMercuryProspect
Bryson MineMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
Bryson MineMercuryUnknown
G. W. D. MineMercuryPast Producer1936
G.W.D. MineMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
Gillette MineMercuryPast ProducerUnderground
Gillette MineMercuryPast Producer1917
Gillette ProspectMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
Gillette ProspectMercuryProspect
Monte Cristo GroupMercuryOccurrence
Monte Cristo GroupMercuryUnknown
Moore RanchMercuryOccurrence1885
Moore RanchMercuryProspect
Patriquin MineMercuryPast Producer1873
Patriquin MineMercuryPast Producer1873, 1906
Poppy ProspectMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
Poppy ProspectMercuryPast Producer
Rattlesnake ProjectMercuryProspect
Rattlesnake ProspectMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
Red Hill MercuryMercuryProspect
Section 31 MercuryMercuryUnknown
Sommer's ProspectMercuryOccurrence
Sommer's ProspectMercuryProspect
UnnamedMercuryOccurrence
UnnamedMercuryOccurrence
Unnamed OccurenceMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
Unnamed ProspectMercuryProspect
White PropertyMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
White PropertyMercuryPast Producer1916
AugustiniStoneProducer
Bardin RanchStoneProducer
De Amaral-Carmel Highlands DepositStoneProducer
De AmeralStoneProducer
Del FinoStoneProducer
Del Monte Properties CoStoneProducer
Echo ValleyStoneProducer
FlemingStoneProducer
HaldornStoneProducer
HenningsenStoneProducer
HenningsenStoneProducer
HillStoneProducer
Jefferson Street QuarryStoneProducer
JohnsonStoneProducer
MachadoStoneProducer
MeadowsStoneProducer
Meadows GulchStoneProducer
QuarryStoneProducer
Ratton RanchStoneProducer
RiandaStoneProducer
Ruthyen PitStoneProducer
Santa Lucia Quarrie LtdStoneProducer
SawyerStoneProducer
SierraStoneProducer
SillacciStoneProducer
SpreckelsStoneProducer
Steward QuarryStoneProducer
Unnamed MineStonePast Producer
Unnamed MineStonePast Producer
Unnamed MineStonePast Producer
Unnamed MineStonePast Producer
Unnamed MineStonePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Bardin ProspectsLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Bardin ProspectsLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Bardin Ranch DepositsLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Bethlehem Steel CoLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Bixby Creek DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Blue Rock Mtn. DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
East Gabilan DepositLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
East Gabilan DepositLimestone, GeneralProspect
Fremont Peak DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Junipero Serra DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Lambert Ranch DepositLimestone, GeneralProspect
Limekiln CreekLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Limekiln Creek DepositLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Limekiln Creek Deposit-ChualarLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Limekiln Creek-LuciaLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Los VergalesLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Los Vergales Ranch QuarryLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Los Vergeles Ranch QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Marble PeakLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Marble PeakLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Natividad DepositLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Nelson Creek DepositsLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Patriquin DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Pico Blanco DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Porter DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Sierra Hill-Little SurLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Spreckels Sugar CoLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Spreckels Sugar CoLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Sugarloaf DepositLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Tassajara DepositsLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Tassajara DepositsLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Webb & Mingus DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
AjaxGoldPast Producer
Alice QuartzGoldPast Producer
Ancona MineGoldProspect
Balck CrystalGoldProspect
Bauman ClaimsGoldPast Producer
Benn and Smith ClaimsGoldProspect
Blue Jay No. 1GoldProspect
BrooklynGoldProspect
Bushnell MineGoldPast Producer
CalizonaGoldProspect
CharlestonGoldProspect
Cholame GrantGoldPast Producer
Condor GroupGoldProspect
Cool SpringsGoldPast Producer
East Extension No. 1GoldProspect
Fighting Bob No. 1GoldUnknown
GilbertGoldUnknown
Gillis ClaimsGoldProspect
Gold Ore No. 2GoldProspect
GoodrichGoldPast Producer
Grizzly MineGoldPast Producer
Hammond CalimsGoldProspect
HumbugGoldPast Producer
Kenner ClaimGoldOccurrence
KingGoldProspect
LodiGoldProspect
LogwoodGoldPast Producer
Los BurrosGoldPast Producer
Lucky JimGoldProspect
ManzanitaGoldProspect
Mariposa MineGoldPast Producer
Mary 5GoldOccurrence
Mary S ExtensionGoldPast Producer
Melville MineGoldProspect
Miner's Gulch AreaGoldProspect
Old Man of the MountainsGoldPast Producer
OphirGoldProspect
Oregon MineGoldProspect
Plaskett Placer DepositGoldPast Producer
Queen HattieGoldProspect
Rocky BarGoldPast Producer
Ruby PlacerGoldProspect
Spruce Creek Placer DepositsGoldPast Producer
Toro QuartzGoldProspect
Unnamed ProspectGoldProspect
West Extension No. 1GoldProspect
Arroyo Seco Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Arroyo Seco River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bardin EstateSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Bardin RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Bardin RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Big Sandy Creek DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Bitterwater PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Boyd DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bradley Ranch Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Brennan DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brinan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Calera CanyonSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Calera CanyonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
California Water & Telephone Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
California Water & Telephone Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
California Water and TelephoneSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Canyon Rock PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chalome Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chalone Pits and MillsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Clark PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cumming Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Del Monte Prop. Co.-Saw Mill GulchSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Eade DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
FerriniSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
FerriniSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Foothill Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gould DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Granite Construction CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Granite Construction Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Greco PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Haber DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Haber DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hilltop BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hurt RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Hurt RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
La Maccia DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lapis #110 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Metz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Molera RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Molera RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Monterey County ? PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Monterey Sand CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Monterey Sand Co MarinaSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Monterey Sand Co.-MarinaSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Monterey Sand Co.-San Jose CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Monterey Sand Co.-Sand CitySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
MorseSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
MorseSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nacimiento River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
OdelloSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
OteySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Owens Illinois-Moss BeachSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pac. Cement & Agg. Inc.-PrattcoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pacific Cement and Aggregate IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Pacific Cement,Aggregates Inc-LapizSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Pine Canyon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Seaforth CorporationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Seaforth CorporationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Seaside Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Seaside Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Spreckles PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Titus PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Titus PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Topo Aggregates PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Turkey Flat PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
U.S. Army PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
U.S. Army PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Valley Rock & Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Valley Rock and Adobe Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wolter DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspectSedimentary
Wolter DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Zabala DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

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Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Monterey County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.