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Bridgehaven, California

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95465. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Duncans Mills quadrangle.

Bridgehaven within Sonoma County

Then and now

1943 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bridgehaven, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Bridgehaven, surveyed 1943

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

92 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Bridgehaven between 1993 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined35
Debris and open burning16
Equipment and vehicle use15
Recreation and ceremony13
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionVISTA
8 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitNEIDEAU
3 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitMUNIZ
27 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCASSINI'S CAMPGROUND MONT
25 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBEACH
24 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSTATE PARK.
23 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitJENNER
22 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitMANN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bridgehaven: 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Austin Creek PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed LocationGemstoneOccurrence
Bohan & CanelisSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Willow CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Sonoma 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
Jenner1.4 miles16
Duncans Mills2.8 miles16
Sheridan4.1 miles16
Carmet4.3 miles17
Camp Thayer4.4 miles16
Villa Grande4.8 miles16
Monte Rio5.3 miles16
Tyrone5.4 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1655843. 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.