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Bel Aire, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southeast Marin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94920. It stands on East Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Quentin quadrangle.

Bel Aire within Marin County

Then and now

1895 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bel Aire, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Bel Aire, surveyed 1895

On record in Bel Aire

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 39 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

143 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Bel Aire between 1992 and 2020, burning about 393 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined79
Equipment and vehicle use18
Recreation and ceremony13
Smoking10
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks2
Other causes2
Natural2
Debris and open burning2

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
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMarin County Fire Departmentnot named
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMarin County Fire Departmentnot named
7 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGolden Gate National Recreation AreaLEACH
5 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGolden Gate National Recreation AreaALTA
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMarin County Fire Departmentnot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 1993Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresGolden Gate National Recreation AreaTV#1
23 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Bel Aire: 8 occurrences, 6 producers, 5 unknowns, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Copperopolis MineAsbestosProducerChrysotile
Fort BakerGold, ManganeseOccurrence1914
HotalingStone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, DimensionUnknown
Tiburon Ridge FlagstoneStone, Stone, DimensionOccurrence
Angel Island DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
GreenbraeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Remillard Brick Co.ClayOccurrence
Remillard Brick CompanyClayPast Producer
Escalle QuarryStoneUnknown
Ft BakerStoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Marin 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
Reed0.3 miles41
Strawberry0.6 miles41
Little Reed Heights0.8 miles39
Strawberry Manor0.8 miles41
Harbor Point1.3 miles41
Alto1.4 miles41
Paradise Cay1.5 miles39
Chapman1.5 miles41

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1808973. 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.