Albrae, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Fremont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94560. The Survey maps it on the Milpitas quadrangle. It stands 10 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1889 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 29 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Milpitas quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Milpitas quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1961 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
267 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Albrae between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,092 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 183 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge | MAYHEWS LANDING FIRE |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge | DON EDWARDS 09 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Albrae: 8 producers, 8 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dumbarton Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Durham Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Bay Evaporators | Salt | Producer | ||
| Leslie Salt Co | Salt | Producer | ||
| Newark Evaporation Ponds | Salt | Producer | ||
| Bell Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bell Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Buena Vista Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowry Landing | 1.7 miles | 37 | |
| Irvington District | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Drawbridge (historical) | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Snoboy | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| Warm Springs District | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Newark | 3.6 miles | 37 | |
| Fremont | 3.6 miles | 26 | |
| Mattos | 3.8 miles | 37 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q4712639 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252615. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.












