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San Benito County, California

135 topographic sheets cover 21 settlements here, and 14 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

14 National Register listings published here, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

California within the United States
San Benito County within California

What the record shows

  • 511 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 14 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 11 buildings and 3 districts.
  • 2 of the 14 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 21 populated places in this county; 21 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

14

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
Anza Housebuilding197070000140
Bear Valley Schoolbuilding201414000267
Jose Castro Housebuilding197070000141
Downtown Hollister Historic Districtdistrict199292000974
Joel and Rena Hawkins Housebuilding199393000669
Hollister Carnegie Librarybuilding199292000269
Marentis Housebuilding198484000951
Roy D. McCallum Housebuilding199797001445
Mission San Juan Bautistabuilding196969000038
Monterey Street Historic Districtdistrict199392001740
Rozas Housebuilding198282002243
San Juan Bautista Third Street Historic Districtdistrict200908001277
Benjamin Wilcox Housebuilding198282002244
Zanetta Housebuilding196969000038

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 2 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 2 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.

Airport obstruction chart, OC 6785, Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister, California, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 6785, Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister, California. United States. National Ocean Service, 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 6,144 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, 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, 1940-12-11, scale 1:34680
1940-12-11, scale 1:34680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-12-11, scale 1:34680
1940-12-11, scale 1:34680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-12-11, scale 1:34680
1940-12-11, scale 1:34680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1940-12-11, scale 1:34680
1940-12-11, 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, 1953-04-01, scale 1:23600
1953-04-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-01, scale 1:23600
1953-04-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-01, scale 1:23600
1953-04-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-01, scale 1:23600
1953-04-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-09-08, scale 1:63000
1954-09-08, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-09-08, scale 1:63000
1954-09-08, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-09-08, scale 1:63000
1954-09-08, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-09-08, scale 1:63000
1954-09-08, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-17, scale 1:32500
1956-10-17, scale 1:32500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-17, scale 1:32500
1956-10-17, scale 1:32500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-17, scale 1:32500
1956-10-17, scale 1:32500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-10-17, scale 1:32500
1956-10-17, scale 1:32500. 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, 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, 1966-08-12, scale 1:23330
1966-08-12, scale 1:23330. 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, 1968-06-01, scale 1:30000
1968-06-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-06-01, scale 1:30000
1968-06-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-06-01, scale 1:30000
1968-06-01, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-06-01, scale 1:30000
1968-06-01, 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 1:63763
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, 1970-04-30, scale 1:80000
1970-04-30, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-30, scale 1:80000
1970-04-30, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-30, scale 1:80000
1970-04-30, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-04, scale 1:120758
1971-02-04, scale 1:120758. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

29 stations, 9 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

15 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.

  • 35-1Hollister Judicial Township: Hollister city: Hollister city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; South; Monterey
  • 35-2Hollister city - That part Bounded by City limits; Monterey; Fourth; City limits
  • 35-3Hollister city - That part Bounded by Fourth; Monterey; South, City limits; City limits
  • 35-4Hollister city - That part Bounded by South; Monterey; City limits; City limits
  • 35-5Hollister city - That part Bounded by South; City limits; City limits, Haydon; Monterey
  • 35-6Hollister city - That part Bounded by Haydon; City limits; City limits; Monterey
  • 35-7Hollister Judicial Township - That part outside Hollister city Bounded by County line; County line, Township line; Township line, Santa Anita Rd., Fair View Rd., Santa Ana Rd., Hollister city limits; Hwy. 22
  • 35-8Hollister Judicial Township - That part outside Hollister city Bounded by County line; Hwy. 22; Hollister city limits, Hwy. 22, San Benito River, Township line; Township line
  • 35-9Hollister Judicial Township - That part outside Hollister city Bounded by San Benito River, Hwy. 22, Hollister city limits, Santa Ana Rd., Fair View Rd., Santa Anita Rd.; Township line; Township line; Township line
  • 35-10Panoche Judicial Township
  • 35-11San Benito Judicial Township
  • 35-12San Juan Judicial Township: San Juan Bautista city
  • 35-13San Juan Judicial Township - That part east of San Benito River, San Juan Hwy. and San Juan Canyon Rd., outside San Juan Bautista city
  • 35-14San Juan Judicial Township - That part west and south of San Benito River, San Juan Hwy. and San Juan Canyon Rd., outside San Juan Bautista city
  • 35-15Tres Pinos Judicial Township

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,177 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,177 of them, burning about 24,271 acres. 17 started naturally and 57 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use471
Missing data/not specified/undetermined375
Debris and open burning124
Arson/incendiarism57
Misuse of fire by a minor57
Smoking35
Power generation/transmission/distribution18
Natural17
Recreation and ceremony12
Firearms and explosives use6
Fireworks2
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 June 2008Natural3,870 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitBROWN
1 July 1998Debris and open burning2,103 acresCalifornia Desert DistrictCHARIOT
15 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,508 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitCOYOTE
4 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,314 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionAIRLINE 2
5 August 1994Equipment and vehicle use1,154 acresPinnacles National ParkPINNACLES
16 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined895 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitBITTER
12 October 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution690 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitCIENEGA
18 May 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined628 acresCentral California DistrictNEW IDRIA

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

Storms, 1985 to 2026

38 of 38 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 38 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 1 injury and about $20,004,010 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Flood19
Flash Flood6
Debris Flow4
Tornado3
Hail3
Heavy Rain2
Funnel Cloud1

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 2026FloodPaicines1 killed, 1 hurtA small sedan attempted to ford Tres Pinos Creek along Browns Valley Road near Paicines on the night of February 17, with first responders responding to the scene during the night. The next morning, the driver was found walking along Highway 25 asking about the location of the passenger. The passenger's body was eventually found a mile downstream of where the car had gotten stranded. The driver was later arrested on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter. At the time of the incident, the TESC1 river gauge on Tres Pinos Creek measured stages above 2 feet, compared to a typical stage of less than a foot.
January 2021Debris FlowPanoche$4,500,000Mudslide on Panoche Rd. Preliminary damage estimates from public works.
January 2021FloodPanoche$3,500,000New Idria Rd from Panoche Valley to 20 plus miles south, road completely washed out. Exact time of damage unknown, estimate sent by public works.
January 2021FloodBitterwater$3,000,000Coalinga Road damaged from SR25 to Fresno County. Exact time of damage unknown. Damage estimate sent by public works.
January 2021FloodHollister$2,500,000Damage to Cienega Rd from Mudstone Ranch to Bird Creek. Damage occurred sometime between the 26th and the end of the event. Estimates of repair cost sent by public works.
January 2021FloodBitterwater$2,000,000King City Road damaged from SR 25 to Monterey County. Exact time of damage occurrence is unknown. Estimates sent by public works.
January 2021FloodSan Juan Bautista$2,000,000Damage to Salinas Grade Rd from San Juan Bautista to Monterey County. Exact time of damage occurrence unknown, estimates sent b public works.
January 2021FloodHollister$2,000,000Southside Rd damaged from Hollister to Tres Pinos Creek. Exact time of damage occurrence unknown, estimate sent by public works.
January 2021FloodHollister$250,000Roadway flooding at Fairview Rd and Mansfield Rd. Damage estimate sent in by public works.
January 2021FloodHollister$250,000Union Road near Riverside Drive flooding on shoulder. Exact time of damage unknown, estimate sent by public works.
March 1985Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500no account filed
February 2014Debris FlowHernandez$1,500Mudslide reported on Priest Valley Road.
October 2025Funnel CloudHollister$10Social media photos showed a funnel cloud outside of Hollister. Location approximate.
January 2026FloodSan Juan Bautista-Flooding was reported on San Juan Highway at Prescott Road.
February 2025Debris FlowRiver Oaks-Flooding and debris flows were reported on the offramp from northbound US Highway 101 to State Highway 129.
February 2024FloodTres Pinos-A creek ran over the road near California Highway 25 at Southside Road.
January 2021FloodAromas-Roadway flooding at US-101N and Rocks Rd.
November 2019Heavy RainIdria-Mesonet station in Santa Rita recorded 0.41 inches of rain. Timing is estimated.
April 2018HailMorse-Trained spotter reported hail at school peak gabilan range.
January 2017Flash FloodDunneville Corners-Heavy rain on January 24 caused the Pacheco Creek in San Benito County to flood. The Pacheco Creek stream gauge near Dunneville rose above flood stage at 11:45 am PST on January 22 and remained above flood stage until 4 pm PST on January 22.
March 2017HailHollister-Trained spotter reported pea sized hail falling for about 3 minutes.
January 2017Flash FloodSan Felipe-The Pacheco Creek near Dunneville flooded. A stream gauge on the Pacheco Creek near Dunneville rose above flood stage at 10:30 AM PST and remained above flood stage until 4:15 PM PST.
February 2017Debris FlowRiver Oaks-Mud and rocks blocking fast lane of Hwy 101 west connection to Hwy 156.
February 2017Flash FloodDunneville Corners-Pacheco Creek near Dunneville gauge above flood stage.
February 2017FloodDunneville Corners-Roadway flooded Shore Rd near Perry Ct.
February 2017FloodDunneville Corners-Pacheco Creek near Dunneville gauge above flood stage.
February 2017FloodDunneville Corners-Roadway flooding 5150 San Felipe Rd.
February 2017FloodHollister Arpt-Possible damage to bridge on San Felipe Rd between Fairview and SR156.
February 2017FloodDunneville Corners-Flooded with strong current across entire roadway EB SR 152 jwo Lovers Lane.
February 2017FloodHollister-SB Union Rd/Union Heights flooded.
January 2016Tornado (EF0)Dunneville Corners-At 8:50 AM PST on the morning of January 6, 2016, a weak tornado touched down in a field between Highway 156 and Orchard Road approximately 7 miles north of Hollister, CA in San Benito County. Results from a damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service later that day showed the damage to be consistent with a tornado of EF-0 intensity (maximum wind speeds of 75 MPH). The tornado lasted just a minute or two and caused spotty damage along a 3/4-mile length path 10-20 yards in width that crossed Orchard Road as it moved to the north-northeast. Two large barns/sheds were moderately-to-significantly damaged along with a fence and some trees.
January 2016Tornado (EF0)Dunneville Corners-A weak (EF-0) tornado touched down in a field between Highway 156 and Orchard Road approximately 7 miles north of Hollister, CA in San Benito County. The tornado last just a minute or two and caused spotty damage along a 3/4-mile length path that was 10-20 yards in width. A large shed sustained significant damage with its roof blown off. The roof was also blown off a barn and there was significant damage to a fence on the same property.
October 2016FloodTres Pinos-Heavy rain results in roadway flooding on SR 25 near Tres Pinos.
February 2015Heavy RainHernandez-A 72 hour rainfall total of 2.41 inches was measured at the Marquez RAWS at elevation 2570 feet as the highest total in San Benito County.
March 2008HailTres Pinos-NWS Employee travelling in area noticed 1 inch hail falling from the thunderstorm at Paicines.
February 1998Flash FloodCentral Portion-San Benito River at near Willow Creek School
January 1997Flash FloodCountywide-Spotter report of 1/4 inch in 15 minutes 0605 PST. Spotter report of .33 inches in one hour plus street flooding.
January 1997Flash FloodCountywide-The San Benito River, the Tres Pinos Creek near Tres Pinos and the Clear Creek near Idrea all showed moderate to sharp increases in stream flow during the warning period.

Mines and quarries

268 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 268 workings inside this county. 56 still produce and 212 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Mercury93
Chromium29
Sand and Gravel, Construction24
Limestone, General19
Manganese15
Antimony13
Asbestos13
Copper11
Stone, Crushed/Broken10
Magnesite9
Gypsum-Anhydrite9
Iron6
Dolomite5
Stone4

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bobcat A, & Alta Anchor ClaimsChromium, IronPast Producer1954
Clear Creek Cromite PlacerChromium, Iron, Nickel, TinProspect
Copper MountainCopper, Gold, Silver, MolybdenumPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Molybdenite
Nickel Magnesium GroupNickelOccurrence
Quicksilver & Antimony DepositsSilver, Antimony, MercuryProducerCinnabar, Mercury, Stibnite
Quien SabeAntimony, MercuryProducerStibnite
Reported DepositDiatomiteOccurrence
Riley RanchCopper, ArsenicUnknown
Santa RitaAsbestos, Water, FreeProducer1957, 1963
Unnamed Barite ProspectBarium-BaritePast Producer
Butte MineMercury, StrontiumProducer
Butte MineMercury, StrontiumPast Producer
Chalone and Defiance MinesGoldProspect
Gold OccureenceGoldOccurrence
Holthouse RanchUraniumOccurrence
Pinnacles National MonumentUraniumOccurrence
Shriver MineAntimony, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Dallas Mining Co.GemstoneProducer
Dallas Mining Co.GemstonePast Producer
Reported Collection AreaGemstoneOccurrence
Ashurst-Lewis PitBentoniteProducer
Dr. J. M. O'Donnell DepositClayOccurrence
Ideal Cement CompanyLimestone, General, ClayProducer
Logan Quarry and MillStoneProducer
Paicines Clay DepositsClayProspect
QuarryStoneProspect
San Benito Soap MineBentonitePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStoneOccurrence
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Vallecitos Clay MineBentoniteProducer
Vallecitos DepositsClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Wilbur Ellis Co. Bentonite DepositBentoniteUnknown
Martin Ranch DepositsLimestone, General, DolomiteProspect
Mccray Ranch DepositsLimestone, General, DolomiteOccurrence
Middle Dam DepositMagnesite, DolomiteProspect
Palmtag-Harris Ranch DepositsLimestone, General, DolomiteOccurrence
Upper Bird Creek DepositLimestone, General, DolomiteOccurrence
Antelope Copper MineCopper, IronProspect
Quilty DepositIronOccurrenceHematite
Reported OccurrenceIronOccurrence
Reported OccurrenceIronOccurrence
San Benito DepositIronOccurrence
San Benito DepositIronOccurrence
Alvarez & Tully DepositGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Bonanza Quicksilver MineMercury, MagnesiteOccurrence
Chambers DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Dolomite OccurrenceMagnesiteOccurrence
Dunne QuarriesGypsum-AnhydriteProducerSedimentary
Dunne QuarriesGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Five Oaks Ranch PitGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Garner-Harris DepositsLimestone, General, MagnesiteOccurrence
Hollister Dolamite QuarryMagnesitePast Producer
Mule Shoe RanchGypsum-AnhydriteProducerSedimentary
Mule Shoe RanchGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Sampson Magnesite MineMagnesiteProducer
Sampson Magnesite MineMagnesitePast Producer
Silver Creek DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Standard GroupMagnesiteOccurrence
Tully DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
WestvacoMagnesiteProducer
Arthur R. Wilson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Barbee Ranch DepositsStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Flint-Steinbeck DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Granite Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Harris Ranch QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pearce QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Underwood DepositsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Williams QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
AntelopeCopperPast ProducerVein
Berg Copper ProspectCopperProspect
Copper Mountain Mining Co.CopperPast Producer
Lewis & Clark ClaimCopperProspect
Lewis and Clark ClaimCopperOccurrenceVein
Unnamed LocationCopperProducer
Unnamed LocationCopperPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectCopperOccurrence
AmbroseAntimonyProducer
Ambrose MineAntimonyPast Producer
Asbestos Ridge MineAsbestos, ChromiumUnknown
Florence Mine GroupAntimonyOccurrence
French RanchAntimonyProducer
Gleason MineAntimonyProspect
Joe 5 PitAsbestosProducer
New IdriaAsbestosProducer1957
ProspectsAsbestosOccurrence
ProspectsAsbestosOccurrence
ProspectsAsbestosOccurrence
Quien SabeAntimonyProducer
Quien Sabe MineAntimonyProspect1870
Reported OccurrenceAntimonyOccurrence
Rip Van Winkle MineAntimonyPast Producer
San Benito Asbestos Co.AsbestosPast Producer
ShriverAntimonyProducer
St. Thomas MineAsbestosProspect
Stayton-Santa Clara ClaimAntimonyProducer
Stayton-Santa Clara ClaimAntimonyPast Producer
Union CarbideAsbestosProducer
Union Carbide NuclearAsbestosProducer
Unnamed LocationAsbestosOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectAsbestosProspect
ChambersManganeseOccurrencePsilomelane
Chambers DepositManganeseProspect1943
Fries RanchManganeseOccurrence
Fries Ranch MineManganeseProspect1942
Hannagan Ranch DepositManganeseProducer
Hannagan Ranch DepositManganeseProspect1918
Hawkins MineManganeseProducer
Hawkins MineManganesePast Producer1916
Hendricks MineManganeseOccurrence
Hendricks MineManganesePast Producer1942
Lewis RanchManganeseOccurrence
Lewis RanchManganeseOccurrence1918
Mc Creary RanchManganeseOccurrencePsilomelane
Mccreary RanchManganeseProspect1943
San Benito No. 1ManganesePast Producer
A.S. and R. DepositLimestone, GeneralProspect
Bird Canyon LedgeLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Cowell-Thompson Creek DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Hamilton DepositLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Hamilton DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Harlan Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Harlan Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Harmony Hills DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Power Line DepositsLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Reeves Northeast DepositsLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
San BenitoLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
San Benito Lime DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Underwood DepositsLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Berbich Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bixby Lane PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bolsa PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dooley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Hollister PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hollister Pit and Mill. Plant No 12Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hollister San Benito Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hospital Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Nash Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Paicines PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Paicines Plant No. 7Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rider PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
San Juan Diaz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sann Juan Pit #6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tres Pinos Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tres Pinos PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unidentified Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnnamedSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Alpine DepositChromiumOccurrenceChromite, Uvarovite
Alpine MineMercury, ChromiumPast Producer
Aurora MineMercury, ChromiumPast Producer
Aurora Quicksilver MineChromiumPast Producer1853, 1943
Bright Future ClaimsChromiumOccurrence
Buena Vista ProspectChromiumOccurrenceChromite, Uvarovite
Buena Vista ProspectChromiumOccurrence
Elma QueenChromiumOccurrence
Harrison DepositChromiumProducerChromite, Uvarovite
Harrison DepositChromiumOccurrence
Hines DepositChromiumProducerChromite, Uvarovite
Hines DepositsChromiumOccurrence
IngallsChromiumOccurrence
Ingalls DepositChromiumOccurrenceChromite
Mccray DepositChromiumOccurrenceChromite, Uvarovite
Mccray PropertyChromiumProspect
Reported OccurrenceChromiumOccurrence
Reported OccurrencesChromiumOccurrence
S. L. Mead ChromiteChromiumOccurrence
San Domingo PalitoChromiumOccurrence
San Domingo Palito DepositChromiumOccurrenceChromite, Uvarovite
Santa RitaChromiumOccurrence
Santa Rita DepositChromiumOccurrenceChromite, Uvarovite
Tirado ChromeChromiumPast Producer
Trinity DepositChromiumProducerChromite
Trinity DepositChromiumOccurrence
Valdez Bros. ChromeChromiumPast Producer
AlpineMercuryPast Producer1910
Aurora MineMercuryPast Producer1853
Bitter WaterMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
Bitter Water MineMercuryPast Producer
BradfordMercuryPast Producer
BreenMercuryOccurrence1875
Breen GroupMercuryPast Producer
ButtsMercuryPast Producer1900, 1915
CannonMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
Cannon ProspectMercuryProspect
Central San BenitoMercuryProducer
Cerro BonitoMercuryPast Producer1873
Cerro Bonito MineMercuryPast Producer
Cerro GordoMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
DarMercuryPast Producer1956
Dar ProspectMercuryProducer
Dar ProspectMercuryProspect
El CajonMercuryPast Producer1955
El CajonMercuryProspect
El ReyMercuryPast Producer1940
ElkafajoMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
ElkafajoMercuryUnknown
Ely Rey MineMercuryPast Producer
Flint GroupMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
Flint GroupMercuryPast Producer
Florence MacMercuryPast Producer1904
H.G. Quicksilver MineMercuryProspect
Lea - GrantMercuryPast Producer1940
Lea-Grant MineMercuryPast Producer
Lone OakMercuryPast Producer1938
Lone Oak MineMercuryPast Producer
Lone StarMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
Lone Star MineMercuryProspect
Lucky Strick MineMercuryPast Producer
Lucky StrikeMercuryPast Producer1940
MariposaMercuryPast Producer1875
Mariposa MineMercuryProspect
MitchellMercuryPast Producer1942
Mitchell ProspectMercuryProspect
New IdriaMercuryProducer1853, 1854
New IdriaMercuryProducer
New Idria - Creek PitMercuryProducerCinnabar
New Idria - Molina MineMercuryPast Producer1880, 1941
New Idria - RanchitoMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
New Idria - San Carlos MineMercuryProducer1858
New Idria - Sulfur SpringMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
New Idria GroupMercuryProducer
New Idria MineMercuryProducer
New Idria MineMercuryProducer
New Idria MineMercuryUnknown
New TiradoMercuryProducer
New Tirado MineMercuryPast Producer
North StarMercuryPast Producer1946
North StarMercuryProspect
North Star MineMercuryPast Producer
Pacific Claim of Stayton GroupMercuryProducer
Parker - CarlsonMercuryPast Producer1941
Parker-CarlsonMercuryProspect
PicachoMercuryPast Producer1870
Ramirez Consolidated MineMercuryPast Producer
Reported OccurrenceMercuryOccurrence
Reported OccurrenceMercuryOccurrence
Reported OccurrenceMercuryOccurrence
Reported OccurrenceMercuryOccurrence
Reported OccurrencesMercuryOccurrence
Reported OccurrencesMercuryOccurrence
San Carlos MineMercuryProspect
Santa MargueritaMercuryPast Producer1938
SpanishMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar, Mercury
Spanish ClaimMercuryPast Producer
Stayton Quicksilver MineMercuryPast Producer
Sulphur Springs MineMercuryUnknown
TiradoMercuryPast Producer1914
Tirado & Shear GroupMercuryProspect
Tirado MineMercuryPast Producer
Tirado and ShearMercuryPast Producer1925
Unnamed AditMercuryProspect
Unnamed AditMercuryProspect
Unnamed PlacerMercuryOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectMercuryProspect
Unnamed ProspectsMercuryOccurrence
Unnamed ShaftrrenceMercuryProspect
Valley ViewMercuryPast Producer1935
Valley View MineMercuryPast Producer
WonderMercuryPast Producer1908
Wonder MineMercuryPast Producer
YturriarteMercuryPast Producer1940
Yturriarte MineMercuryPast 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 San Benito 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.