Berryessa, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the San Jose census division. It stands on Sierra Creek. The Survey maps it on the Calaveras Reservoir quadrangle.
Then and now
1889 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Berryessa
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.
Messina Orchardlisted 2018 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 32 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.
- 1889 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Calaveras Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Calaveras Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1961 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Berryessa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 898 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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/undetermined | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Santa Clara Unit | ROCK |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | FELTER |
| 3 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | SIERRA |
| 27 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | CALAVARAS #1 |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | FELTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Berryessa: 14 past producers, 7 producers, 3 prospects, 3 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Clay, Manganese, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calaveras Road Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Roggasch Bros. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Serpa Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blackbird | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Garden City Pottery Co. | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Garden City Pottery Co. | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berryessa in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Flood | Berryessa | - | The number 3 and 4 lanes of southbound Interstate 680 were flooded just south of McKee Rd. |
| February 2017 | Flash Flood | Berryessa | - | Upper Penitencia Creek at Dorel gauge above flood stage. |
| May 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Berryessa | - | San Francisco news station forwarded two photos of a funnel cloud taken by two different members of the public in east San Jose during the early afternoon of May 14, 2015. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 2.0 miles | 29 | |
| Alum Rock | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| East Foothills | 2.3 miles | 32 | |
| Heinlenville (historical) | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| College Park | 3.7 miles | 28 | |
| San Jose | 3.7 miles | 28 | |
| Milpitas | 3.8 miles | 29 | |
| Chinatown (historical) | 4.0 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 254610. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












