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Atlas, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Napa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94558. It lies near Foss Valley. The Survey maps it on the Capell Valley quadrangle. It stands 1,719 feet above sea level.

Atlas within Napa County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Atlas, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Atlas, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 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

183 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Atlas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 53,070 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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
Equipment and vehicle use72
Missing data/not specified/undetermined56
Debris and open burning24
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Arson/incendiarism9
Smoking6
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorthern California DistrictCAPELL
9 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNorthern California DistrictSILVERADO
8 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPINE
6 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitATLAS
6 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNorthern California DistrictCAPELL
6 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSIAMESE
5 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitOAK KNOLL AV NAPA 13
4 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitTURTLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Napa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Atlas: 7 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Magnesite, Mercury, Asbestos. 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
Basalt Rock Co.DiatomiteOccurrenceSedimentary
Jacksons SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Monticello Asbestos MineAsbestosPast Producer
Phoenix Kohler and Chase Asbestos QuarryAsbestosOccurrence1908
UnknownMercuryOccurrence
Unnamed LocationMercuryUnknown
UnknownMagnesiteOccurrenceMagnesite
Unnamed LocationMagnesiteProducer
Unnamed LocationMagnesiteProspect
UnknownChromiumOccurrenceChromite

Every working recorded in Napa 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
Napa Soda Springs3.1 miles25
Steel Canyon Resort5.9 miles20
Yountville6.3 miles25
Caymus (historical)6.3 miles25
Vichy Springs6.3 miles25
Spanish Flat Resort6.6 miles20
Berryessa Highlands6.7 miles20
Oak Knoll6.7 miles25

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 Q4816754The 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 252619. 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.