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Bucktown, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Vacaville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95688. It lies near Dunns Peak. The Survey maps it on the Mount Vaca quadrangle. It stands 282 feet above sea level.

Bucktown within Solano County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The 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 sheet of Bucktown, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Bucktown, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

471 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 471 fires within 5 miles of Bucktown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,059 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 37 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/undetermined253
Equipment and vehicle use121
Arson/incendiarism37
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Debris and open burning16
Smoking15
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony1
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1

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
9 September 2015Misuse of fire by a minor16 acresSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
9 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSALLADE
8 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPLEASANTS VALLEY RD / FOO
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
7 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBUCKTOWN LN VACAVILLE
5 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Solano County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bucktown: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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
Q Ranch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
QuarryStoneUnknown
Standard Oil DepositClayUnknown

Every working recorded in Solano 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
Violet (historical)2.8 miles24
Ulatis Park2.9 miles26
Vacaville3.0 miles26
Hartley4.5 miles24
Leisure Town4.5 miles26
Allendale5.7 miles24
Elmira6.7 miles26
Cannon7.2 miles26

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 Q4983552The 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 252641. 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.