Brackney, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the San Lorenzo Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95005. It stands on Manson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Felton quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 96 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
15 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.
- 1902 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1947 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Felton quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Palo Alto quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1991 USGS Felton quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Felton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
548 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 548 fires within 5 miles of Brackney between 1992 and 2020, burning about 811 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 43 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 | 233 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 130 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | HERMON |
| 9 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | CREEKSIDE AV ZAYANTE |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | MARTIN |
| 9 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | P.G.&E.#14 |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | BEAR CREEK #3 |
| 8 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | LAKE |
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | ROAD |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | QUAIL HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Brackney: 14 past producers, 8 occurrences, 8 producers, 5 unknowns. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Limestone, Dimension, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Supply Co | Flagstone | Unknown | ||
| Felton Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Bonny Doon Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Co | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Decomposed Granite Pit | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Decomposed Granite Pit | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Felton Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pacific Cement and Aggregates Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Arbor | 0.4 miles | 32 | |
| Olympia | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| Felton | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| Ben Lomond | 1.4 miles | 32 | |
| Mount Hermon | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Zayante | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| Mission Springs | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| Brookdale | 2.9 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1655841. 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.














