Ashrama, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Diablo Range census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94550. The Survey maps it on the Mount Stakes quadrangle.
Then and now
1938 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 40 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
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1938 USGS Mt. Boardman quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Mt. Boardman quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Mt. Boardman quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Mt. Stakes quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Ashrama between 1993 and 2011, burning about 628 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Santa Clara Unit | HOOVER |
| 4 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | DIVIDE RIDGE |
| 12 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Santa Clara Unit | SAN ANTONE |
| 4 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | ANTONE |
| 23 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 75 acres | Santa Clara Unit | CHINA |
| 27 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | SAN ANTONIO |
| 6 November 2002 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Santa Clara Unit | STONIER |
| 13 October 1995 | Debris and open burning | 46 acres | Santa Clara Unit | VEGGIE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Ashrama: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 producers, 4 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Manganese, Silica, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Tree | Magnesite | Unknown | ||
| Antonia Claim | Manganese, Silica | Prospect | 1940 | |
| Keller Mine Group | Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1940, 1941 | |
| Antonia Claim | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Billy Goat Prospect | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Black Horse | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Black Horse Claim | Manganese | Past Producer | 1939 | |
| Cedar Tree | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Cedar Tree Claims | Manganese | Prospect | 1941 | |
| Cedar Tree Claims 1 and 2 | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrone Soda Springs (historical) | 10.0 miles | 21 | |
| Perry | 15.2 miles | 22 | |
| Madrone | 15.2 miles | 22 | |
| South Coyote | 15.3 miles | 22 | |
| Morgan Hill | 15.6 miles | 22 | |
| Coyote | 15.7 miles | 22 | |
| Tennant (historical) | 15.9 miles | 23 | |
| Evergreen | 16.6 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Ashrama | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17152020 | 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 1657956. 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.








