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Yolo County, California

197 topographic sheets cover 72 settlements here, and 24 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

24 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

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What the record shows

  • 1,661 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 24 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 21 buildings, 2 districts and 1 structure.
  • 10 of the 24 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 72 populated places in this county; 72 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

24

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
Animal Science Buildingbuilding198686001354
R. H. Beamer Housebuilding198282002283
Canon Schoolbuilding197272000264
Davis Subwaystructure199898000713
Downtown Woodland Historic Districtdistrict199999000471
Dresbach-Hunt-Boyer Housebuilding197676000540
William B. Gibson Housebuilding197676000542
Hotel Woodlandbuilding199494001225
I.O.O.F. Buildingbuilding198282002284
Main Street Historic District- Wintersdistrict199796001536
James Moore Housebuilding197878000827
Nelson Ranchbuilding197272000266
Porter Buildingbuilding197878000828
Rumsey Town Hallbuilding197272000265
Southern Pacific Railroad Stationbuilding197676000541
TB-9building201616000153
Joshua B. Tufts Housebuilding197979000571
Union Church of Dunniganbuilding200303000613
Walnut Street Schoolbuilding200606000144
Washington Firehousebuilding2017100000882
Woodland Opera Housebuilding197171000212
Woodland Public Librarybuilding198181000183
Yolo Branch Librarybuilding199090001810
Yolo County Courthousebuilding198786003660

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, 1871 - Map of Yolo county, California / compiled from official and recent surveys by J.S. Henning
Land ownership map (1871) - Map of Yolo county, California / compiled from official and recent surveys by J.S. Henning. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1900 - Official map of the County of Yolo, California
Land ownership map (1900) - Official map of the County of Yolo, California. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

2 of 14 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 14 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.

Pacific Motel, 1915 W. Capitol Ave. (U. S. 99-W and 40), West Sacramento, Calif. -- Opposite Drive-In Theatre, Boston Public Library - undated
Pacific Motel, 1915 W. Capitol Ave. (U. S. 99-W and 40), West Sacramento, Calif. -- Opposite Drive-In Theatre. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mission Motel, 1 1/2 M. West of State Capitol, Highways 40 & 99 W. West Sacramento, Calif., Boston Public Library - undated
Mission Motel, 1 1/2 M. West of State Capitol, Highways 40 & 99 W. West Sacramento, 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 6,674 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, 1967-05-07, scale 1:24000
1967-05-07, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-07, scale 1:24000
1967-05-07, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-08-05, scale 1:23600
1947-08-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-08-05, scale 1:23600
1947-08-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-08-05, scale 1:23600
1947-08-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-08-05, scale 1:23600
1947-08-05, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-02-12, scale 1:28400
1948-02-12, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-02-12, scale 1:28400
1948-02-12, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-02-12, scale 1:28400
1948-02-12, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-02-12, scale 1:28400
1948-02-12, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-06-18, scale 1:23752
1952-06-18, scale 1:23752. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-06-18, scale 1:23752
1952-06-18, scale 1:23752. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-06-18, scale 1:23752
1952-06-18, scale 1:23752. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-06-18, scale 1:23752
1952-06-18, scale 1:23752. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-08-03, scale 1:63000
1954-08-03, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-08-03, scale 1:63000
1954-08-03, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-08-03, scale 1:63000
1954-08-03, scale 1:63000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-08-03, scale 1:63000
1954-08-03, 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, 1957-08-03, scale 1:47000
1957-08-03, scale 1:47000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-08-03, scale 1:47000
1957-08-03, scale 1:47000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-08-03, scale 1:47000
1957-08-03, scale 1:47000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-08-03, scale 1:47000
1957-08-03, scale 1:47000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-07-02, scale 1:12000
1963-07-02, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-07-02, scale 1:12000
1963-07-02, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-07-02, scale 1:12000
1963-07-02, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-07-02, scale 1:12000
1963-07-02, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-22, scale 1:21666
1966-04-22, scale 1:21666. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-22, scale 1:21666
1966-04-22, scale 1:21666. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-22, scale 1:21666
1966-04-22, scale 1:21666. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-06-17, scale 1:21670
1966-06-17, 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, 1968-04-22, scale 1:30000
1968-04-22, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-22, scale 1:30000
1968-04-22, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-22, scale 1:30000
1968-04-22, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-22, scale 1:30000
1968-04-22, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-17, scale 1:123316
1969-07-17, scale 1:123316. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-07-17, scale 1:123316
1969-07-17, scale 1:123316. 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.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-31, scale 1:61154
1971-03-31, scale 1:61154. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-31, scale 1:61154
1971-03-31, scale 1:61154. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-31, scale 1:61154
1971-03-31, scale 1:61154. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

31 stations, 16 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

61 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.

  • 57-1Blacks Judicial Township (Tract YC- 2)
  • 57-2Cacheville Judicial Township (Tract YC- 3)
  • 57-3Capay Judicial Township
  • 57-4Clarksburg Judicial Township: Clarksburg Judicial Township - That part (Tract Ye-13-part) north of Clarksburg Rd., and Clarksburg Rd. extended
  • 57-5Clarksburg Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-13-part) south of Clarksburg Rd. and Clarksburg Rd. extended and west of State Hwy. 99, Courtland Rd. extended and Elkhorn Slough
  • 57-6Clarksburg Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-13-part) south of y Clarksburg Rd. amd east of State Hwy. 99, Courtland Rd. extended and Elkhorn Slough
  • 57-7Cottonwood Judicial Township
  • 57-8Dunnigan Judicial Township
  • 57-9Esparto Judicial Township
  • 57-10Grafton Judicial Township (Tract YC-1): Grafton Judicial Township - That part (Tract, Ye-1-part) Bounded by County line; County line, Southern Pacific Railroad; State Hwy. 87 extended, State Hwy. 87, Zamora-Knights; Landing Rd.; Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line
  • 57-11Grafton Judicial Township - That part (Tract, YC-1- part) Bounded by Zamora-Knights Landing Rd., State Hwy. 87, State Hwy. 87 extended, Southern Pacific Railroad; County line; Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line
  • 57-12Guinda Judicial Township, including all Unnamed islands or parts of islands in this Judicial Township. Show separately Rumsey Indian Rancheria
  • 57-13Putah Judicial Township (Tract YC- 7): Davis city: Davis city - That part (Tract, YC-7-part) - Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; City limits, E, 3rd, Southern Pacific Railroad.
  • 57-14Davis city - That art (Tract YC-7-part) Bounded by City limits; Southern Pacific Railroad; 6th, B, 4th, City limits; City limits
  • 57-15Davis city - That part (Tract. YC- 7-part) Bounded by 6th; Southern Pacific Railroad, 3rd, E; City limits; City limits, 4th, B
  • 57-16N/A
  • 57-17Washington Judicial Township: Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract. YC-9) Bounded by County line; County line, Pear Lane extended, Pear Lane, Riverbank Ave.; Southern Pacific Railroad; Levee, West line of section 30, T.9N.R.4E., Levee
  • 57-18Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC10-part) Bounded by Cummins, Cummins extended; Levee; 1st; St. Bridge, Southern Pacific Railroad; Lane Ave. extended, Lane Ave.
  • 57-19Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-10-part) Bounded by County line; County line; 1st; St. Bridge, Levee, Cummins extended, Cummins, Lane Ave., Lane Ave. ertended, Sacramento Ave.; Bryte Ave., Lisbon Ave., Todhunter Ave., Todhunter Ave extended
  • 57-20Washington Judicial Township - That pert (Tract YC-10-part} Bounded by County line; Todhunter Ave. extended, Todhunter Ave.; Lisbon Ave.; Hobson Ave., Riverbank Rd., Pear Lane extended
  • 57-21Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-10-part Bounded by Riverbank Rd.; Hobson Ave., Water, Sacramento Northern Railroad; Southern Pacific Railroad; Riverbank Ave., Pear Lane
  • 57-22Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-10-part| Bounded by Lisbon Ave.; Bryte Ave.; Sacramento Ave., Unnamed St., Unnamed St. extended; Southern Pacific Railroad., Sacramento Northern Railroad; Water, Hobson Ave.
  • 57-23Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-10-part) Bounded by Sacramento Ave., Lane Ave. extended, Sacramento Northern Railroad; 5th, 5th extended; Sacramento Northern Railroad; Southern Pacific Railroad., Unnamed St. extended, Unnamed St.
  • 57-24Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-10-part) Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad., 1st; St. Bridge; County line; Sacramento Northern Railroad; 5th,extended, 5th
  • 57-25Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-11-part) Bounded by Sacramento Northern Railroad, Capital Ave.; County line; U.S. Fiber Products Co. Property line; Sacramento Northern Railroad.
  • 57-26Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-11-part) Bounded by Sacramento Northern Railroad; State Hwy. 40, Ash Ave., Willow Ave., Poplar Ave.; State Hwy. 40; Canal
  • 57-27Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-11-part) Bounded by State Hwy. 40, Poplar Ave., Willow Ave.; Ash Ave.; Capital Ave., Sycamore Ave., Evergreen Ave. Canal
  • 57-28Washington Judicial Township - That nart (Tract YC-11-part) Bounded by Evergreen Ave., Sycamore Ave., Capital Ave.; Ash Ave., Park Blvd., 19th, Maryland Ave.; State; Canal
  • 57-29Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-11-part) Bounded by State Hwy. 40; Park Blvd., Michigan Blvd.; 15th; Ash Ave.
  • 57-30Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-11-part| Bounded by State Hwy. 40, Sacramento Northern Railroad; Sacramento Northern Railroad; Michigan Blvd.; Park Blvd.
  • 57-31Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-11-part) Bounded by 15th; Sacramento Northern Railroad., Vermont Ave. extended, Vermont Ave.; 17th; Park Blvd.
  • 57-32Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-11-part) Bounded by 17th, Vermont Ave., Vermont Ave. extended; Sacramento Northern Railroad; State; Maryland Ave., 19th, Park Blvd.
  • 57-33Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-11-part) Bounded by U.S. Fiber Products Co. Property line; County line; County Rd. 138A extended, County Rd 138A; Jefferson Blvd. , Park Blvd., State, Sacramento Northern Railroad.
  • 57-34Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-12-part) Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad; Canal; Evergreen Ave., Elm Ave., State Hwy. 40; Riverbank Ave.
  • 57-35Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-12-part) Bounded by Southern Pacific Railroad., Riverbank Ave., State Hwy. 40, Elm Ave., Evergreen Ave.; Canal, Park Blvd. Canal, Thorpe Rd.; Levee
  • 57-36Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-12-part) excluding El Rancho Hotel Bounded by Thorpe Rd., extended, Thorpe Rd., Canal, Jefferson Blvd., County Rd. 138A; County line; Levee; Levee
  • 57-37El Rancho Hotel (Tract YC 12-part) (In Washington Judicial Township)
  • 57-38Washington Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-8) Bounded by Judicial Township line, County line; Levee, West line of Section 30, T. 9 N. R. 4 E., Levee; Judicial Township line; Judicial Township line
  • 57-39Winters Judicial Township: Winters town: Winters town - That part Bounded by City limits;' City limits; City limits, Railroad, Russel; 2nd, Grant, Railroad
  • 57-40Winters town - That part Bounded by City limits; Railroad, Grant, 2nd, Rusel, Railroad; City limits; City limits
  • 57-41Winters Judicial Township - That part outside Winters town
  • 57-42Woodland Judicial Township: Woodland city: Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-4-part) Bounded by City limits; City limits; Beamer; Palm Ave., Palm Ave. extended
  • 57-43Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-4-part) Bounded by Beamer; City limits; North extended, North; 1st
  • 57-44Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-4-part) Bounded by City limits; Palm Ave. extended, Palm Ave., Beamer, 1st; North; College, City limits
  • 57-45Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-4-part) Bounded by City limits; College; North; City limits
  • 57-46Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-4-part) Bounded by North; College; Main (Tract line); City limits
  • 57-47Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-4-part) bounded by North; 1st; Main (Tract line); College
  • 57-48AWoodland city - That part (Tract YC-4 - part), excluding Del Mar Hotel Bounded by North, North extended; East; Main; First
  • 57-48BWoodland city - That part (Tract YC-4 - part) Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits, Main; East
  • 57-49Del Mer Hotel (Tract YC-4-pert} (In Woodland city)
  • 57-50Woodland City - That part (Tract YC-5-part) Bounded by Main (Tract line); City limits; City limits, Alice, Zest, Lincoln,Ave. extended. Lincoln Ave.; lst
  • 57-51Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-5-part) bounded by Main (Tract line); 1st; Lincoln Ave.; College
  • 57-52Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-5-part) Bounded by Main (Tract line); College; Lincoln Ave., City limits; City limits
  • 57-53Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-5-part) Bounded by Lincoln Ave.; College; Pendegast; City limits
  • 57-54Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-5-part) Bounded by Pendegast; College; City limits; City limits
  • 57-55Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-5-part} Bounded by Lincoln Ave.; 1st, Gibson, 4th, Homewood, Buena Terra Dr., Soloma Way; City limits; College
  • 57-56BWoodland city - That part (Tract YC-5 - part) Bounded by Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Ave. extended, East, Alice; City limits; Gum Ave., Southern Pacific Railroad., Pendegast; Sixth
  • 57-56AWoodland city - That part (Tract YC-5- part) Bounded by Lincoln Ave; Sixth; Pendegast; First
  • 57-57Woodland city - That part (Tract YC-5-part) Bounded by Pendegast; Southern Pacific Railroad, Gum Ave., City limits; City limits; Soloma Way, Buena Terra Dr., Homewood, 4th, Gibson, 1st
  • 57-58Woodland Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-6-part) north of State Hwy. 50, outside Woodland city
  • 57-59Woodland Judicial Township - That part (Tract YC-6-part) south of State 50, outside `loodland city 1.

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,029 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,029 of them, burning about 159,880 acres. 10 started naturally and 68 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined540
Equipment and vehicle use269
Arson/incendiarism68
Debris and open burning59
Smoking35
Misuse of fire by a minor28
Natural10
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Recreation and ceremony5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Other causes2
Fireworks1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 June 2018Other causes90,288 acresCentral California DistrictCOUNTY
10 October 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined39,138 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitRUMSEY
29 August 1998Arson/incendiarism6,600 acresNorthern California DistrictLNU MIDDLE
28 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,500 acresNorthern California DistrictLNU RUMSEY
8 June 2019Natural2,512 acresCentral California DistrictSAND
6 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,700 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionWINTER
1 October 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,235 acresDunnigan Fire Protection DistrictSIX
18 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined822 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionEIGHTY EIGHT

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

Storms, 1980 to 2026

60 of 75 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 75 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 6 injuries and about $12,314,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Flood48
Heavy Rain6
Thunderstorm Wind5
Funnel Cloud5
Tornado4
Hail3
Debris Flow2
Flash Flood1
Wildfire1

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
September 1999WildfireGuinda6 hurtno account filed
January 2023FloodKnights Lndg$11,000,000Yolo County completed a preliminary estimate of damage from flooding, which is around $11 million in damages for the county and its partners.
May 1994Hailnot stated$500,000Strong thunderstorms moving across California's Delta region resulted in damage from hail to crops and property. Motor vehicles were damaged, and the weight of the hail and the rain partially collapsed the roof of two commercial buildings in Stanislaus County.
January 2017Debris FlowRumsey$392,000State Route 16 in Yolo County was closed from Rumsey Canyon to State Route 20 due to a rock/mud slide blocking the roadway.
January 2017Debris FlowRumsey$365,000Roadway closed on Highway 16 Yolo - Rumsey to Highway 20 due to rockslide and debris in the roadway.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindHebron$20,000The California Highway Patrol reported a semi-truck overturned and hanging off the side of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Yolo Bypass. A gust of 54 mph was reported at nearby Sacramento International Airport.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindDavis$15,000no account filed
March 2023Thunderstorm WindWoodland$10,000Strong straight-line winds downed multiple trees and utility poles near downtown Woodland. Sacramento International Airport reported a max gust of 46 mph. Time was estimated by radar.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindWoodland$7,000A gustnado developed ahead of a line of showers moving through the city of Woodland. The discontinuous damage path was about 1700 feet long and 20 feet across. A tree two feet in diameter was uprooted, a section of metal bleachers were moved, and several tents were damaged. There was minor damage to three mobile homes in a nearby mobile home park, with porches pulled off and large flower pots knocked over.
January 2019FloodMadison$2,000Highway 16 had east and west bound lanes flooded at County Road 89 near Guys Corner. A vehicle was submerged in flood waters. Flooding was first reported at 11 am.
February 2005Tornado (F0)West Sacramento$2,000no account filed
March 2005Tornado (F0)Dunnigan$1,000no account filed
January 2026FloodEsparto-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on County Road 19 and County Road 87.
January 2026FloodHebron-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding in Woodland due to heavy rain.
April 2026FloodSwingle-California Highway Patrol reported a flooded roadway at Eastbound Interstate 80 and Road 32A from heavy rain.
February 2026FloodBroderick-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding.
February 2026FloodMerritt-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at County Road 25A and County Road 98.
February 2025FloodPlainfield-CHP reporting roadway flooding along Yolo County Rd 94 between County Roads 29 and 27 from heavy rain.
February 2025FloodEsparto-CHP reporting roadway flooding along County Road 19 from heavy rain.
December 2025FloodHebron-California Highway Patrol reported that flood gates were closed at County Road 22 near Yolo Bypass due to roadway flooding from heavy rain.
February 2024FloodHebron-California Highway of Patrol reports road closures from flooding from CR22 from Woodland City Limits to Northbound I5.
February 2024FloodMadison-California Highway Patrol reported closure of a 100-200 yard stretch of Highway 505 northbound in Woodland between Interstate 5 and Highway 16 due to flooding from heavy rain.
February 2024FloodEsparto-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at State Route 16 and County Road 86A in Woodland.
February 2024FloodWoodland Muni Arpt-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding between Wildwing Drive and State Route 16 in Woodland.
February 2024FloodMadison-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding and an incident involving a car hydroplaning.
February 2024FloodBryte-Caltrans reported roadway flooding on Highway 50 East and Harbor Boulevard On-Ramp.
February 2024FloodSwingle-Caltrans reported roadway flooding on Interstate 80 West.
November 2024FloodWest Sacramento-California Highway Patrol reported heavy flooding on the Highway 50 onramp at Jefferson Boulevard from heavy rain.
November 2024FloodZamora-California Highway Patrol reported the entire roadway was flooded at the intersection of County Road 13 and County Road 96.
November 2024FloodSwingle-California Highway Patrol reported an incident with a vehicle stuck in water and could not open doors on the Interstate 80 and Chiles Road offramp due to heavy rain.
November 2024FloodWoodland-California Highway Patrol reported that half of the roadway was flooded at the intersection of State Route 16 and West Kentucky Avenue.
November 2024FloodBryte-California Highway Patrol reported the closure of the Westbound Interstate 80 and Eastbound Highway 50 connection due to flooding from heavy rain.
December 2024FloodWashington-California Highway Patrol reported the eastbound side of the roadway flooded on Old River Road near County Road 126.
November 2024FloodZamora-California Highway Patrol reported road flooding of County Road 16 and County Road 95 in Yolo County, leading to closure of the road.
November 2024FloodDunnigan-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on County Road 4 in Yolo County.
January 2023FloodWoodland Muni Arpt-Gibson Road was closed due to flooding just west of the intersection with County Rd. 93.
January 2023FloodMajor Vista-The California Highway Patrol reported 1/2 foot of water flooding on the westbound lane of SR128 at the intersection with The Horseshoe.
January 2023FloodNorton-The CHP reported CR 88 closed between CR 27 and CR 29 due to roadway flooding.
January 2023FloodEsparto-CHP reported roadway flooding on highways 23 and 86A.
January 2023FloodDunnigan-CHP reported Highway 99 at County Road 4 had roadway flooding and erosion causing the road to be closed.
January 2023FloodMadison-Caltrans District 3 reported closure of Highway 16 between Madison and Esparto due to flooding.
January 2023FloodDunnigan-Caltrans Distict 3 reported the closure of Interstate 505 from Interstate 5 to County Road 19 due to flooding.
March 2023FloodMadison-The California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding along southbound Interstate 505 offramp at County Road 19.
March 2023FloodZamora-California Highway Patrol reported 1 foot of water in the roadway.
September 2023Funnel CloudHebron-Multiple people on social media shared photos of a cold air funnel near Sacramento International Airport on September 30th, 2023.
December 2021FloodWoodland-Yolo county reported numerous flooded and closed roadways. Reported storm total rainfall amounts in the area were around 2 to 2.5 inches.
December 2021FloodRumsey-California highway patrol reported a slide and a 30 ft wide stream of water going across the roadway on SR16. Reported storm total rainfall amounts in the general area were in excess of 2.5 inches.
October 2021Heavy RainUniv Of Cal Davis-Heavy rain was reported in Yolo County. Reported storm totals reached 5.08 inches in Woodland to 7.33 inches reported in Davis.
January 2019FloodWoodland-The California Highway Patrol reported heavy rain caused flooding on Highway 16 in Woodland.
January 2019FloodPlainfield-County Road 30 near Yolo Airport was closed due to flooding. Report from the CHP.
January 2019FloodMadison-Between 5 and 6 am a vide of someone driving across flooded roads was posted on social media.
January 2019FloodMadison-Roadway flooding reported at SR16 pff ramp at I505S in Madison, with full closure for north and south bound I505.
February 2019FloodHebron-California Highway Patrol reported country roads closed due to flooding.
February 2019FloodMadison-Caltrans reported that in Yolo County, I-505 was closed in both directions from I-5 to SR16 due to flooding.
February 2019Heavy RainRumsey-In Yolo and Colusa Counties, Hwy 16 had eastbound lanes closed at Hwy 20 and westbound lanes closed at Rumsey Canyon due to rock slides. The closest 24 hour rain report had 2.06 inches of rain.
February 2019FloodYolo-Roadway flooding reported on County Road 98B near Carter Lane.
February 2019FloodEsparto-Hwy 16 closed from Hwy 89 to Hwy 86A because of flooding.
February 2019FloodMadison-Half of vehicle submerged in water at County Rd 89 /CR23.
February 2019FloodZamora-Caltrans reported road closed due to flooding southbound I505 between I5 and Cr19.
February 2019FloodEsparto-Caltrans reports that there was a full closure of Highway 16, both eastbound and westbound, due to flooding. (Esparto to Dounty Rd 89/Guys Station).

Mines and quarries

52 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 52 workings inside this county. 18 still produce and 34 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction42
Mercury5
Calcium3
Gold2
Platinum1
PGE1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Putah CreekGold, PlatinumPast ProducerStream Placer
Putah CreekGold, PGEUnknown
Clarksburg PlantCalciumProducer
Unnamed LocationCalciumOccurrence
Woodland PlantCalciumProducer
HarrisonMercuryPast Producer1868, 1917
Harrison MineMercuryUnknown
Reed MineMercuryPast Producer1870, 1871
Soda SpringsMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
Unnamed QuarryMercuryUnknown
Ashley Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Barnett Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Cache Creek AggregatesSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cache Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cache Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cache Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cache Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Cache Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cache Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Granite Construction Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Granite PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
King Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Madison Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Madison Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Off-Channel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pacific Cement & AggregatesSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Plant # 5-13Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rancho Rio Jesus Maria PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rieff PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sanders Pit.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Schar/Gruber and Son SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Schwarzgruber Pit.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Smith Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Solano Concrete Cache Cr. Agg. PlntSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Solano Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stenhens Sand & Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Teichert AggregatesSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Valley Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Woodland Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Yolo Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every populated place in the county

72

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 Yolo 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.