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Asco, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Livermore-Pleasanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94566. It stands on Tassajara Creek. The Survey maps it on the Livermore quadrangle. It stands 351 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Asco within Alameda County

Then and now

1906 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Asco (historical), surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Asco (historical), surveyed 1906

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

272 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 272 fires within 5 miles of Asco (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,197 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined171
Equipment and vehicle use46
Arson/incendiarism22
Smoking14
Debris and open burning9
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2014Smokingunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPLEASANTON SUNOL RD / VER
8 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitTHE BOAT
7 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSanta Clara UnitLOVELAND
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Alameda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Asco (historical): 13 past producers, 11 producers, 6 occurrences. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Clay, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bezley QuarrySilverProducer
Pleasanton DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Pleasonton DepositLimestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Homestead DepositManganeseOccurrence
Isler MountainManganeseOccurrence
Mt. Hamilton DepositManganeseOccurrence
Overacker MineManganeseOccurrence
Central Maintenance Heavy Equip ShpSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Alameda County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Radum (historical)1.1 miles27
Remillard (historical)1.3 miles27
Pleasanton1.4 miles27
Elliot (historical)1.9 miles27
East Pleasanton2.4 miles27
Dougherty2.8 miles31
Komandorski Village3.0 miles31
Dublin3.6 miles31

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 Q4803936The 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 1657953. 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.