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.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The 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 sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1902 USGS Napa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1921 USGS Mt. Vaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Mt. Vaca quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Capell Valley quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Mt. Vaca quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
183 since 1992Regional 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 use | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northern California District | CAPELL |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Northern California District | SILVERADO |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PINE |
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ATLAS |
| 6 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Northern California District | CAPELL |
| 6 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SIAMESE |
| 5 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | OAK KNOLL AV NAPA 13 |
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | TURTLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Rock Co. | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Jacksons Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Monticello Asbestos Mine | Asbestos | Past Producer | ||
| Phoenix Kohler and Chase Asbestos Quarry | Asbestos | Occurrence | 1908 | |
| Unknown | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Magnesite | Occurrence | Magnesite | |
| Unnamed Location | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa Soda Springs | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Steel Canyon Resort | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Yountville | 6.3 miles | 25 | |
| Caymus (historical) | 6.3 miles | 25 | |
| Vichy Springs | 6.3 miles | 25 | |
| Spanish Flat Resort | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Berryessa Highlands | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Oak Knoll | 6.7 miles | 25 |
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 Q4816754 | 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 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.










