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Santa Cruz County, California

172 topographic sheets cover 78 settlements here, and 42 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

42 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

California within the United States
Santa Cruz County within California

What the record shows

  • 2,101 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 42 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 30 buildings, 8 districts, 3 structures and 1 site.
  • 2 of them are covered bridges.
  • 12 of the 42 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 78 populated places in this county; 78 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

42

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
Bank of Santa Cruz Countybuilding198282002273
Bayview Hotelbuilding199292000259
Godfrey M. Bockius Housedistrict198989000937
Branciforte Adobebuilding197979000552
Carmelita Courtbuilding198686000456
Jose Joaquin Castro Adobebuilding197676000531
Cope Row Housesbuilding198282002274
Cowell Lime Works Historic Districtdistrict200707001220
Davenport Jailbuilding199292000422
Felton Covered Bridgestructure197373000451
Felton Presbyterian Churchbuilding197878000774
Garfield Park Branch Librarybuilding199292000268
Glen Canyon Covered Bridgestructure198484001194
Golden Gate Villabuilding197575000482
Grace Episcopal Churchbuilding200606001158
Hihn Buildingbuilding197373000450
A. J. Hinds Housebuilding198383001241
Hotel Metropolebuilding197979000553
Judge Lee Housebuilding198080000868
Lettunich Buildingbuilding199292001278
Live Oak Ranchbuilding197575000483
Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalkstructure198787000764
Madison Housebuilding198484001195
Mansion House Hotelbuilding198383001242
Mission Hill Area Historic Districtdistrict197676000530
Neary-Rodriguez Adobebuilding197575000484
Octagon Buildingbuilding197171000193
Old Riverview Historic Districtdistrict198887000626
Phillipshurst-Riverwoodbuilding198383004369
Redman Housebuilding200404000734
Rispin Mansiondistrict199191000286
Elias H. Robinson Housebuilding199897001634
Santa Cruz Downtown Historic Districtdistrict198989001005
Hiram D. Scott Housebuilding197777000348
Six Sisters-Lawn Way Historic Districtdistrict198787000623
Stoesser Block and Annexbuilding198383001243
US Post Office-Santa Cruz Mainbuilding198585000139
Valencia Hallbuilding198484001201
Venetian Court Apartmentsdistrict198787000574
Veterans Memorial Buildingbuilding199292000423
Watsonville City Plazasite198383001244
Wee Kirkbuilding2017100001730

Covered bridges

2

Santa Cruz County has 2 covered bridges on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Felton Covered BridgeListed 1973, 32 map sheets show this crossing
Glen Canyon Covered BridgeListed 1984, 32 map sheets show this crossing

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, 1889 - Official map of Santa Cruz County
Land ownership map (1889) - Official map of Santa Cruz County. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, undated - Map of Brookdale, Santa Cruz Co., Cal. : being part of Section 32, T.9S. R. 2 W., M.D.M.
Land ownership map - Map of Brookdale, Santa Cruz Co., Cal. : being part of Section 32, T.9S. R. 2 W., M.D.M.. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

5 of 25 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 25 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.

Affectionate labor of fair hands to honor President McKinley -- presidential engine de[cor]ated by ladies of Santa Cruz, Cal., Boston Public Library - undated
Affectionate labor of fair hands to honor President McKinley -- presidential engine de[cor]ated by ladies of Santa Cruz, Cal.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
St. Francis Grill and Cocktail Lounge, Peter Pappas "Prop.," Santa Cruz, California, Boston Public Library - undated
St. Francis Grill and Cocktail Lounge, Peter Pappas "Prop.," Santa Cruz, California. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
El Rancho Motor Inn, 211 Water St., Santa Cruz, Calif., Boston Public Library - undated
El Rancho Motor Inn, 211 Water St., Santa Cruz, Calif.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
El Rancho Motor Inn, 516 Water Street, Hwy. 1, Santa Cruz, California, Boston Public Library - undated
El Rancho Motor Inn, 516 Water Street, Hwy. 1, Santa Cruz, California. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Santa Cruz Motel, 110 Plymouth St. (Corner of Ocean St.), Santa Cruz, Calif., Boston Public Library - undated
Santa Cruz Motel, 110 Plymouth St. (Corner of Ocean St.), Santa Cruz, Calif.. 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 5,922 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, 1952-07-27, scale 1:23600
1952-07-27, scale 1:23600. 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, 1948-09-26, scale 1:23600
1948-09-26, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-09-26, scale 1:23600
1948-09-26, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-09-26, scale 1:23600
1948-09-26, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-09-26, scale 1:23600
1948-09-26, 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, 1953-07-01, scale 1:23600
1953-07-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-07-01, scale 1:23600
1953-07-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-07-01, scale 1:23600
1953-07-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-07-01, scale 1:23600
1953-07-01, 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, 1955-08-16, scale 1:63000
1955-08-16, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-08-16, scale 1:63000
1955-08-16, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-08-16, scale 1:63000
1955-08-16, scale 1:63000. 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, 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, 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, 1966-04-05, scale 1:21670
1966-04-05, scale 1:21670. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-09-19, scale 1:21670
1967-09-19, scale 1:21670. 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 1:122499
1969-07-17, scale 1:122499. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-17, scale 1:118008
1969-07-17, scale 1:118008. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-17, scale 1:122664
1969-07-17, scale 1:122664. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-17, scale 1:122664
1969-07-17, scale 1:122664. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-10, scale 1:98604
1970-03-10, scale 1:98604. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-10, scale 1:98604
1970-03-10, scale 1:98604. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-10, scale 1:97694
1970-03-10, scale 1:97694. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-10, scale 1:97694
1970-03-10, scale 1:97694. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-04, scale 1:122258
1971-02-04, scale 1:122258. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-31, scale 1:61836
1971-03-31, scale 1:61836. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-31, scale 1:61836
1971-03-31, scale 1:61836. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-31, scale 1:61836
1971-03-31, scale 1:61836. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

68 stations, 25 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

90 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.

  • 44-1Santa Cruz Judicial Township: Capitola city: Capitola city - That part Bounded by Monterey Ave.; City limits; City limits; Bay Ave. extended, Bay Ave.
  • 44-2Capitola city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, Monterey Ave., Bay Ave., Bay Ave. extended; City limits; Soquel Creek
  • 44-3Capitola city - That part Bounded by City limits; Soquel Creek; City limits; City limits
  • 44-4Santa Cruz city: Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Oak Way extended, Oak Way, La Fonda Ave., McIntyre Rd., Morrissey Blvd., Fairmount Ave.; N. Branciforte Ave., Goss, Blackburn Gulch Rd., City limits
  • 44-5Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Morrissey Blvd., McIntyre Re., La Fonda Ave., Oak Way, Oak Way extended; City limits; Soquel Ave.; Morrissey Blvd.
  • 44-6Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by City limits, Blackburn Gulch Rd., Goss, N. Branciforte Ave., Fairmount Ave.; Morrissey Blvd.; Soquel Ave.; N. Branciforte Ave., Water, Branciforte Creek
  • 44-7Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by City limits; Branciforte Creek, Blackburn Gulch Rd., Market Grant, Plymouth, Ocean, Herbert, Herbert extended; San Lorenzo River
  • 44-8Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Herbert extended, Herbert, Ocean, Plymouth, Grant, Market, Blackburn Gulch Rd.; Branciforte Creek; Water; San Lorenzo River
  • 44-9Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by City limits; San Lorenzo River; Water, River, Quintana, Quintana extended; Southern Pacific Railroad
  • 44-10Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by City limits; Southern Pacific Railroad, Quintana extended, Quintana, River; Water, N. Pacific, Mission, Highland Ave., High; City limits
  • 44-11Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by High; Laurent, Escalona Dr., Laurel; King; Bay
  • 44-12Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by High; Highland Ave., Mission; Peyton Ave., King, Laurel, Escalona Dr.; Laurent
  • 44-13Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Mission; Center; Lincoln, Walnut Ave.; Mission
  • 44-14Santa Cruz city - That part excluding Palomar Hotel and St. George Hotel Bounded by Mission, N. Pacific Ave., Water; San Lorenzo River; Soquel Ave., Pacific Ave., Lincoln; Center
  • 44-15Palomar Hotel (In Santa Cruz city)
  • 44-16St. George Hotel (In Santa Cruz city)
  • 44-17Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Water; N. Branciforte Ave.; Soquel Ave.; San Lorenzo River
  • 44-18Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Soquel Ave.; City limits; Southern Pacific Railroad.; Owen, Clinton, Darwin
  • 44-19Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Soquel Ave.; Darwin; Clinton; Cayuga
  • 44-20Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Soquel Ave.; Cayuga; Buena Vista Ave.; South Branciforte Ave.
  • 44-21Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Soquel Ave.; South Branciforte Ave.; Buena Vista Ave., San Lorenzo River; Ocean
  • 44-22Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Soquel Ave.; Ocean; San Lorenzo River; San Lorenzo River
  • 44-23Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Lincoln, Pacific, Soquel Ave.; San Lorenzo River, Riverside Ave.; 3rd, Laurel extended, Laurel; Washington
  • 44-24Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Walnut Ave., Lincoln; Washington; Laurel; Mission
  • 44-25Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Laurel; California Ave.; Bay; Mission
  • 44-26Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Peyton Ave;. Mission; Bay; King
  • 44-27Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by High; Bay, Mission, Almar Ave. Delaware Ave.; City limits
  • 44-28Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Delaware Ave.; Almar Ave., Almar Ave. extended; City limits; City limits
  • 44-29Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Bay; California Ave., Errett Circle, Woodrow Ave., Woodrow Ave. extended; City limits; Almar Ave. extended, Almar Ave., Mission
  • 44-30Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Bay; Centennial, Pelton Ave., Columbia, Columbia extended; City limits; Woodrow Ave. extended, Woodrow Ave., Errett Circle, California Ave.
  • 44-31Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Bay, Bay extended; City limits; City limits; Columbia extended, Columbia, Pelton Ave., Centennial
  • 44-32Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Laurel; Pacific Ave., Municipal; Wharf, City limits; Bay extended, Bay; California Ave.
  • 44-33Santa Cruz city - That part excluding Casa del Rey Hotel Bounded by Laurel, Laurel extended, 3rd, San Lorenzo River; Riverside Ave., 2nd, Dolphin, Dolphin extended; City limits; Municipal Wharf, Pacific Ave.
  • 44-34Case del Rey Hotel (In Santa Cruz city)
  • 44-35Santa Cruz city - That part including Unnamed Island Bounded by San Lorenzo River; San Lorenzo River; City limits; Dolphin extended, Dolphin, 2nd, Riverside Ave.
  • 44-36Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Clinton; Seabright Ave., Seabright Ave. extended; City limits; San Lorenzo River, Buena Vista Ave. extended, Buena Vista Ave., Cayuga
  • 44-37Santa Cruz city - That part Bounded by Clinton; Owen, Southern Pacific Railroad., City limits; City limits; Seabright Ave. extended, Seabright Ave.
  • 44-38Boulder Creels, Boulder Creek, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Sand Rd., Bear Creek Rd.; 1/2 mile offset line east of and parallel to State Hwy. 116; Love Creek; Clear Creek, State Hwy. 116, State Hwy. 44, 1/2 mile offset line west of and parallel to State Hwy. 116
  • 44-39Boulder Creek, unincorporated - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 44; State Hwy. 116; Alba Rd. 1/2 mile offset line west of and parallel to State Hwy. 116
  • 44-40Boulder Creek, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Alba Rd.; State Hwy. 116; East-west line from junction of Unnamed road to Olympia and State Hwy. 116; 1/2 mile offset line west of and parallel to State Hwy. 116
  • 44-41Boulder Creek, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Clear Creek, Love Creek; 1/2 mile offset line east of and parallel to State Hwy. 116; Newell Creek, Unnamed road to Olympia; State Hwy. 116
  • 44-42Soquel, unincorporated Bounded by 1/2 mile offset line, north of and parallel to Santa Cruz and Watsonville Rd., Soquel River, Bates Creek; Unnamed road extended, Unnamed road, Soquel State Hwy., Monterey Ave.; Capitola city limits Soguel-Capitola Wharf Rd., Santa Cruz and Watsonville Rd., Doyle Gulch
  • 44-43Twin Lakes - Delmar, unincorporated: Twin Lakes - Delmar, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Soquel Ave.; Soquel-Capitola Rd., Capitola city limits; Southern Pacific Railroad.; Chanticleer Ave.
  • 44-44Twin Lakes - Delmar, unincorporated - That pert Bounded by 1/2 mile offset line north of and parallel to Soquel Ave.; Doyle Gulch, Soquel Ave., Chanticleer Ave.; Southern Pacific Railroad; Santa Cruz city limits
  • 44-45Twin Lakes - Delmer, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad; Doyle Gulch, Doyle Gulch extended; Pacific Ocean; Santa Cruz city limits
  • 44-46Twin Lakes - Delmar, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad; Capitola city limits, Pacific Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Doyle Gulch
  • 44-47Sente Cruz Juliciel Township - That part east of Soquel-Wrights Rd., outside Capitola city and Soquels, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Soquel)
  • 44-48Santa Cruz Judicial - that part west of Soquel-Wright Rd. and east of State Hwy. 5. outside Santa Cruz city and the unincorporated places of Soquel and Twin Lakes-Delmer (See seperate maps for the boundaries of Soquel and Twin Lakes- Delmar)
  • 44-49BSanta Cruz Judicial Township - That part Bounded by County line; Mountain Charlie Rd.; Southern Pacific Railroad, Right of Way; Graham Hill Rd., State 116, Unnamed road to Olympia, Newell Creek, 1/2 mile offset line east of and parallel to State Hery. 116, Bear Creek Rd., State 116 and County line
  • 44-49ASanta Cruz Judicial Township - That part Bounded by County line; State Hwy. 5; Santa Cruz city limits; State 116, Graham Hill Rd., Southern Pacific Railroad, Right of Way, Mountain Charlie Rd.
  • 44-49CN/A
  • 44-49DN/A
  • 44-49EN/A
  • 44-50AN/A
  • 44-50BN/A
  • 44-50CN/A
  • 44-51Watsonville Judicial Township: Watsonville city: Watsonville city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Main; Ford; Rodriguez
  • 44-52Watsonville city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Rodrguez, W. Lake Ave., Van Ness Ave.; W. 3rd; City limits
  • 44-53Watsonville city - That part of Ward 1 excluding Appleton Hotel and Resetar Hotel Bounded by Ford; Main W. 3rd; Van Ness Ave., W. Lake Ave., Rodriguez
  • 44-54Appleton Hotel (In Watsonville city, Ward 1)
  • 44-55Resetar Hotel (In Watsonville city, Ward 1)
  • 44-56Watsonville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits, E. Lake Ave.; Hill Ave., Tuttle Ave., Stanford; Rogers Ave., Rogers Ave. extended, City limits
  • 44-57Watsonville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Rogers Ave. extended, Rogers Ave., Stanford, Tuttle Ave., Hill Ave.; Palm; Brewington Ave., Californie, Monte Vista Ave., Stanford, Madison
  • 44-58Watsonville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Madison, Stanford, Monte Vista Ave., California, Brewington Ave.; Palm Ave.; Lincoln
  • 44-59Watsonville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Lincoln; Palm Ave.; Brennan, Main
  • 44-60Watsonville city - That part of Ward 2 excluding Moreland Notre Dame Academy Bounded by Main, Brennan, Palm Ave. Sudden, Carr; E. 3rd; Main
  • 44-61Twin Lakes - Delmar, unincorporated - That part Bounded by 1/2 mile offset line north of and parallel to Soquel Ave.; Doyle Gulch, Soquel Ave., Chenticleer Ave.; Southern Pacific Railroad; Senta Cruz city limits
  • 44-62Watsonville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Palm Ave.; Lincoln; E. 3rd; Carr, Sudden
  • 44-63Watsonville city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Palm Ave.; Hill Ave., E. Lake Ave., Hushbeck Ave, E. 3rd; Lincoln
  • 44-64AWatsonville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by E. 3rd, Hushbeck Ave., E. Lake Ave.; City limits; City limits; Old city limits, Blackburn
  • 44-64BWatsonville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Old City limits; Old city limits; City limits; Old city limits
  • 44-65Watsonville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by E. 3rd; Blackburn, Old City limits, City limits; City limits; Merchant extended, Marchant
  • 44-66Watsonville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by E. 3rd; Marchant; Elm, Union, Bridge; Main
  • 44-67Watsonville city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Elm; Marchant, Marchant extended; City limits; Main, Bridge, Union
  • 44-68Watsonville city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. 3rd; Main; 1st; Walker
  • 44-69Watsonville city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by W. 3rd; Walker; City limits; City limits
  • 44-70Watsonville city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 1st; Main; City limits; Walker
  • 44-71Freedom, unincorporated: Freedom, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Corralitos Creek; Atkinson Lene, Clifford Ave.; Pine Dr.; Roach Rd., Santa Cruz Rd., Green Valley
  • 44-72Freedom, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed stream, Corralitos Creek; Green Valley, Santa Cruz Rd., Roach Rd.; Pine Dr., Unnamed street, Calabasas Rd.; Bowker Rd., Santa Cruz Rd., Private Driveway
  • 44-73Watsonville Judicial Township - That part Bounded by Unnamed Creek; County line; County line; Watsonville city limits, State Hwy. 67, Unnamed Creek
  • 44-74Watsonville Judicial Township - That part excluding St. Francis School for Boys Bounded by County line; Unnamed Creek from County line to State Hwy. 67; State Hwy. 67; Watsonville city limits, State Hwy. 32
  • 44-75St. Francis School for Boys (In Watsonville Judicial Township)
  • 44-76Watsonville Judicial Township - That part outside Freedom, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Freedom) Bounded by Connell Rd., Casserley Rd., Mt. Madonna Rd.; County line, State Hwy. 32; Watsonville city limits; State Hwy. 56, Atkinson Lane, Atkinson Lane extended, Corralitos Creek, Green Valley Rd., Connell Rd.
  • 44-77Watsonville Judicial Township - That part outside Freedom, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Freedom) Bounded by Ferndale Rd.; Hazel Dell Rd., Casserley Rd., Connell Rd., Green Valley Rd. Corralitos Creek, Unnamed stream, Private Driveway, State Hwy. 56; W. Corralitos Rd., Varni Cross Rd., Green Valley Rd.
  • 44-78Watsonville Judicial Township - That part Bounded by County line; Mt. Madonna Rd.; Hazel Dell Rd., Ferndale Rd., Green Valley Rd., Varni Cross Rd.; W. Corralitos Rd., Eureka Canyon Rd., Rattle Snake Creek
  • 44-79Watsonville Judicial Township - That part Bounded by County line; Rattle Snake Creek, Eureka Canyon Rd., W. Corralitos Rd.; State Hwy. 56; Judicial Township line
  • 44-80Watsonville Judicial Township - That part outside Freedom, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Freedom) Bounded by State Hwy. 56; Bowker Rd., Calabasas Rd., Unnamed street, Pine Dr., Roache Rd.; Larkin Valley Rd.; San Andres Rd., State Hwy. 56
  • 44-81Watsonville Judicial Township - That part outside Freedom, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Freedom) Bounded by Roache Rd., Pine Dr., Clifford Ave.; State Hwy. 56, Watsonville city limits; County line; Watsonville Slough, Harkins Slough
  • 44-82AN/A
  • 44-82BN/A

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,228 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,228 of them, burning about 11,900 acres. 16 started naturally and 176 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined997
Equipment and vehicle use493
Debris and open burning198
Arson/incendiarism176
Misuse of fire by a minor108
Recreation and ceremony105
Smoking76
Power generation/transmission/distribution49
Natural16
Other causes5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Firearms and explosives use1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined7,817 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitLOCKHEED
20 June 2008Equipment and vehicle use630 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitTRABING
11 June 2008Recreation and ceremony520 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitMARTIN FIRE
16 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined500 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit3-13 WADDELL
25 October 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined490 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitLOMA IC
16 October 2017Arson/incendiarism391 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBEAR
16 August 2020Natural130 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitGREEN VALLEY RD PAJARO_V
31 July 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitMURPHY

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

Storms, 1965 to 2026

60 of 205 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 205 reports for this county, causing 7 deaths, 12 injuries and about $43,588,630 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Flood60
Debris Flow51
Flash Flood36
Hail21
Heavy Rain21
Tornado8
Thunderstorm Wind7
Storm Surge/Tide1

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
October 1999Storm Surge/TideCapitola2 killed, 2 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
March 2012Heavy RainMission Spgs1 killed, 3 hurt, $15,000A fatal accident on the southbound lanes on SR 17 at Laurel Curve due to heavy rain. A 57 year old man lost control of his Nissan Sentra which slid from the southbound lanes into northbound traffic at 10:45 am. The Nissan struck a Chevy Suburban, spun around backward and bashed into a Toyota 4Runner which then collided with an Acura.
February 1998Flash FloodFelton1 killed, $500,000Flash flood po San Lorenzo River from Felton to Santa Cruz.
March 2012Heavy RainSanta Cruz1 killed, $5,000A 35 year old man crashed his Volkswagon Touareg on the onramp to southbound Highway 1 at State Park Drive about 12:45 am.
March 2012Heavy RainBeulah Park1 killed, $5,000A fatal traffic accident as a 21 year old male died in a solo crash into a tree on Graham Hill Road early in the morning.
November 2012FloodSoquel1 killedA man drowned in the waters of Soquel Creek in Capitola during a heavy rainstorm that produced minor flooding of the creek. He drowned in a section of the creek in Perry Park at the rear of a grocery store on 809 Bay Avenue in Capitola.
December 2024Tornado (EF1)Scotts Vly5 hurt, $10A Special Weather Statement was issued at 1:07 PM, followed by a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at 1:25 PM, for a strong thunderstorm that impacted western Santa Cruz County. Following the impact, social media videos and reports indicated that a tornado briefly touched down in the Scotts Valley region. A team from the National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area conducted a storm survey in Scotts Valley. The team identified a swath of tornadic damage that began near the intersection of Mount Hermon Rd and Lockewood Ln and continued southeast along Mount Hermon Rd until just short of Kings Village Rd. A wide range of damage was observed including: downed trees, downed power poles, trees stripped of branches, numerous overturned vehicles, and damaged street signs. Based on these damage indicators the survey team assessed a maximum wind speed of 90 mph, which is a weak EF1 tornado. Five people, including a firefighter, were injured by the tornado, and six cars were turned over including a pickup truck from Cal Fire.
January 2016Debris FlowMt Hermon2 hurt, $5,000Rocks and mud flowed onto Highway 9 in Felton (near Felton Empire Road) early in the afternoon of January 22, 2016. The slide blocked the southbound lane of highway 9 and caused a traffic accident. Three vehicles were involved in the accident which occurred at 12:48 pm. There were two injuries in the accident.
March 2011Flash FloodSoquel$15,500,000Heavy rain overwhelmed a drainage pipe that runs underneath Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park, and then cascaded down Riverview Drive into the village causing damage to homes and businesses.
March 2011Heavy RainCliffside$9,800,000Officials in Santa Cruz County are estimating that heavy rain caused $8.3 million in damage to unincorporated areas of the County, including a slide near Scotts Valley that cut off access to more than 30 homes. Damage to the City of Santa Cruz is estimated at $1.5 million.
January 2017HailSanta Cruz$5,000,000Damage dollar amounts is a low estimate. Impacts are not fully known, but any individual car crash would likely exceed this amount.
October 2009Flash FloodCorralitos$3,000,000A debris flow initiated in a seasonal stream bed rushing hundreds of feet downhill into a driveway and home on Upper Highland Road near Eureka Canyon Road. A car and one side of a home were buried in about nine feet of rock, dirt, wood chunks and water. The home was severely damaged and deemed unsafe and uninhabitable. Over thirty Santa Cruz county roads were closed and damaged in flash flooding and debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Two people were rescued from a vehicle when they got stuck in water along Eureka Canyon Road.
January 2006FloodCountywide$2,500,000no account filed
December 2005FloodCountywide$2,500,000no account filed
February 2000Flash FloodBen Lomond$2,000,000no account filed
January 2008Flash FloodScotts Vly$350,000Heavy rain caused flash flooding in the Santa Cruz Mountains with many roadways including Highway 9 closed for several hours. Rainwater submerged the hardwood gym floor at Scotts Valley High School causing $300,000 in damage.
March 2011Heavy RainCliffside$250,000Heavy rain caused numerous slides as well as downed trees and power lines. On March 24 the following areas were affected: Alta Via Road at Moonridge was closed because of a mudslide; Blue Ridge Drive was closed because of downed wires; Buzzard Lagoon Road past address 117 was closed because of a mudslide with downed trees and wires; Eureka Canyon Road was closed because of downed trees and wires; Glenwood Drive at Weston Drive was closed because of a slide; Glenwood Drive at Northridge Drive was closed because of a downed tree and wires; Nelson Road at address 231 was closed because of a mudslide and downed tree; a tree fell on a car on East Zayante Road near Quail Hollow Road; a tree fell on a Jeep near La Madrona Road and Sims Drive; Trees were reported to have fallen into houses at 401 Aptos Creek Road, 523 Santa Margarita Drive and the 400 block of Monterey Drive, all in Aptos and at a house on Moran Way and East Cliff Drive in Live Oak.
December 2001Tornado (F1)Watsonville Muni Arp$250,000A minor tornado was spawned from a line of convection across the Monterey bay that went ashore near Watsonville CA. The storm downed a power line by snapping off four poles, destroyed a green house and some trailers, then about a half a mile to the east tore the off off a barn as well as downing some mateure ( 5 feet in diameter) euclyptus trees.
February 1998Flash FloodSanta Cruz$250,000no account filed
March 2012Heavy RainBeulah Park$200,000There were 39 traffic collisions in Santa Cruz County on Thursday due to heavy rain. Twentyone of the accidents occurred on Highway 17.
December 2012Debris FlowMission Spgs$100,000Heavy rain triggered a mud and landslide that lead to a washout of Vine Hill Road. The road was completely closed for 4 days for repairs.
December 2001HailWatsonville Muni Arp$100,000From the same storm system 3/4 inch hail was reported covering the ground 2 nm n of Watsonville. The hail damaged a large greenhouse. In a separate report there was golf ball sized hail reported in the same area.
March 2011Heavy RainScotts Vly$50,000A large tree fell and cleaved a house in two on the 400 block of Nelson Road outside Scotts Valley.
December 1998Tornado (F0)Santa Cruz$50,000no account filed
December 2012Tornado (EF0)Ellicott$40,000EF-0 tornado moved onshore from Monterey Bay into coastal Santa Cruz County in the early morning of December 22. The tornado caused tree damage and significant damage to commercial greenhouse structures at a large farm. Broken fiberglass panels and bent metal frame poles were observed at the greenhouse with debris thrown several dozen yards south of the damage path into adjacent fields. the tornado caused additional minor damage to 4 adjacent greenhouse structures. Debris was wrapped around electric poles south of the damage path. The greenhouse operators indicated that they lost 25 percent of their lisianthus flower crop, over 3,000 Gerbea crop, and 40,000 square feet of greenhouse space. Minor tree damage was observed along San Andreas Road nearby. Damage path was 1.07 miles and 20 yards wide. Damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado estimated at 75 MPH.
February 2011Heavy RainBig Basin$20,000Heavy rain led to small stream flooding and minor rock slides in Santa Cruz County. Near Riverdale Boulevard north of Boulder Creek, water washed over a bridge at Highway 9 around 8:40 a.m. PST. Around 2:00 p.m. PST a minor rock slide was reported near Laurel Glen and Soquel San Jose Roads. And, about 3:50 p.m. PST another rock slide occurred on Highway 129 at Rogge Lane near Watsonville, which stopped traffic.
December 2012FloodMission Spgs$15,000Road washed out at Vine Hill Road near Highway 17 due to flooding.
January 2011Heavy RainBen Lomond$15,000At approximately 5:00 p.m. PST, State Route 9 at Scenic Way, in the Santa Cruz area, was closed due to downed trees and power lines. The roadway reopened on January 3, 2011, at approximately 6:21 a.m.
January 2011Heavy RainFelton$15,000At approximately 5:04 p.m. PST State Route 9 was closed from 1.2 miles north of Felton to 2.4 miles north of Felton due to downed power lines. The roadway reopened at 5:56 a.m. on January 3, 2011.
February 2009FloodAptos$15,000A fatal accident occurred just after 4:00 p.m. on northbound Highway 1 near Rio Del Mar Boulevard when a car spun out on the wet highway, went over an embankment and struck a tree. The 29-year-old male driver sustained minor injuries while the 27-year-old female passenger was fatality injured.
December 2008Heavy RainMesa Vlg$15,000A wet mountain road caused a man to veer off highway 152 near Watsonville resulting in his death.
February 2015Debris FlowSan Lorenzo$10,000Heavy rains of the past several days triggered a large mudslide. The mudslide blocked Highway 9. The road was closed between its intersection with Highway 35 and Highway 236. The slide occurred about 3:40 AM on that Monday morning and the road remained closed through 5:00 PM that Monday evening. Rainfall in the Santa Cruz Mountains was 5-7 inches for the 72 hours preceding this mudslide.
March 2012Heavy RainSanta Cruz$3,500Heavy rain brought the San Lorenzo River close to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Rushing water ripped apart a wooden staircase that goes down to the beach.
December 2012FloodMt Hermon$2,500Evacuations to 50 homes in Felton on Sunday night. The San Lorenzo River flooded several streets, including Sylvan Way, River Road, Covered Bridge Road and Circle Road. Residents were able to return home around 11:00 PM that night.
February 1986Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
December 2012Debris FlowFelton$1,000Heavy rain caused a mudslide which blocked the southbound lanes of Felton Empire Road, near Bonny Doon.
December 2012Debris FlowAptos$1,000Highland Way in the Santa Cruz Mountains was blocked by a mudlside. The road was initially flooded due to heavy rain and then a mudslide ocurred shortly after. The slide blocked all traffic and closed the road. Public works estimated the road will be closed for one week.
December 2012Flash FloodSoquel$500Soquel Creek stream gauge near Soquel reported a water level of 15.04 feet. In this area, Flooding begins at 14.5 feet. This is the peak value of the flash flooding event.
December 2012Flash FloodFreedom$500The water levels on the Corralitos Creek at Freedom gauge reached 12.45 feet. Flooding begins at levels of 12.0 feet at this location.
December 2012Flash FloodSoquel$500Stream Gauge on Soquel Creek reported water levels on the creek had risen to 14.62 feet. Flooding on the Creek begins above 14.5 feet.
December 2012Flash FloodMt Hermon$500The Big Trees gauge on the San Lorenzo River reached a level of 17.55 feet. Minor flooding in the area begins with levels above 17.0 feet at this location.
December 2012Flash FloodMt Hermon$500The Big Trees gauge on the San Lorenzo River reached 20.41 feet. Flooding on the river at this locations begins with levels above 17.0 feet.
December 2012Flash FloodMt Hermon$500The water level on the San Lorenzo River at the Big Trees Gauge reached 18.65 feet. Minor flooding begins at this location at levels above 17.0 feet.
January 2024FloodFelton$10A landslide was reported near Felton Empire Road and Fetherston Way.
January 2024FloodSanta Cruz$10The Cypress Point Apartments at Felix Street in Santa Cruz flooded as a result of Neary Lagoon overflowing. Eight units were reported flooded, with five of those being occupied at the time. Report courtesy KION-TV Monterey-Salinas and KPIX-TV San Francisco.
January 2024FloodSanta Cruz$10Standing water was reported across all lanes of Northbound California 1 at Morrissey Boulevard.
January 2024FloodTwin Lakes$10Water was reported on all three lanes of Northbound California 1 near La Fonda Ave and under the Soquel Bridge.
January 2024FloodSanta Cruz$10Street flooding was reported near High Street in Santa Cruz.
January 2024FloodSwanton$10Roadway flooding was reported at CA Highway 1 Southbound at Scott Creek. Water was reported across both lanes and vehicles were hydroplaning in the area.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindEllicott$10A NWS survey team found tree damage consistent with 70-80 mph straight line winds in the vicinity of Larkin Valley Road and Larkin Vista Lane.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindWildwood$10A 3 foot diameter tree fell onto the roadway at California Route 236 and China Grade Road.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindCapitola$10A large pine tree was blown down near Soquel.
March 2023HailScotts Vly$10Social media report of accumulating pea-sized hail in Scotts Valley.
March 2023FloodSoquel$10North Main Street in Soquel was completely washed out near Pringle Lane, after heavy rain caused debris to block the Bates Creek culvert. A temporary repair was put into place on March 11.
January 2017HailSanta Cruz$10Pea sized hail reported by spotter.
January 2026FloodParadise Park-Flooding was reported on both lanes of Empire Grade at the Santa Cruz Waldorf School.
January 2026FloodSoquel-Roadway flooding was reported at the 4000 block of Soquel San Jose Road.
February 2025FloodSan Lorenzo-A slide partially blocked the northbound lanes of State Route 9 at Santa Cruz County mile marker 24.
February 2025FloodMesa Vlg-Roadway flooding caused a closure of Paulsen Road near Interlaken, with at least one vehicle reported stuck in water.
February 2025FloodTwin Lakes-Around 6 inches of standing water were reported on northbound California Highway 1 at Morrissey Boulevard.

Mines and quarries

72 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 72 workings inside this county. 20 still produce and 52 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction28
Stone, Crushed/Broken10
Gold9
Clay7
Limestone, Dimension6
Limestone, General5
Granite5
Iron2
Titanium, Metal1
Silver1
Stone1
Calcium1
Titanium1
Flagstone1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Aptos PlacerIron, Titanium, MetalProducerIlmenite, Magnetite
Cabrillo Pit and MillSilverProducer
Central Supply CoFlagstoneUnknown
Davenport Cement PlantCalciumProducer
Felton QuarryStoneProducer
Triumph Steel CoTitaniumOccurrence
Triumph Steel CoIron, Chromium, TitaniumOccurrence
Bachellor Ranch QuarryGraniteOccurrence
Bonny Doon Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer
Calplatti QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Decomposed Granite PitGraniteOccurrence
Decomposed Granite PitGraniteOccurrence
Henry Cowell Lime & Cement CoLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Lone Star Industries Inc.Limestone, General, ClayPast Producer
Miller QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Olive Springs QuarryGraniteProducer
QuarryGraniteOccurrence
Henry Cowell Lime & Cement CoLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Holmes Lime & Cement CoLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Ixl QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Unnamed LocationLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Unnamed LocationLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Unnamed LocationLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Davenport Cement PlantStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayProducer
Jb KingClayUnknown
Neary RanchClayOccurrence
San Vicente CanyonStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayPast Producer
Unnamed LocationClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed LocationClayPast Producer
Big Boulder MineGoldUnknown
Gold GulchGoldUnknown
Majors CreekGoldUnknown
Stribling MineGoldUnknown
Twin Lakes BeachGoldProducer
Twin Lakes BeachGoldPast Producer
Unnamed LocationGoldOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGoldOccurrence
Waddell CreekGoldOccurrence
Bonny Doon ShaleStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Decomposed Granite PitStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Felton PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pacific Cement and Aggregate CoSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pacific Cement and Aggregates IncSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
San Vincente QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Cabrillo Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Felton No 2 Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Geyer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gibson Sand FitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Gibson Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Graham & SonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Graham & SonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Henry J KaiserSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Henry J Kaiser Co IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Olympia PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Olympia Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pacific Cement and Aggregates IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pleasant Valley ExcavationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pleasant Valley ExcavationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Quail HollowSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Roach Sand & Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Roach Sand & Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rubis Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Santa Cruz AggregatesSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Santa Cruz AggregatesSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Santa Cruz Sand Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Titus Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Wilder PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

78

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 Santa Cruz 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.