Burdell, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Novato census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94945. It stands on Burdell Island. The Survey maps it on the Petaluma River quadrangle. It stands 3 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 69 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
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1914 USGS Petaluma quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Petaluma quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Petaluma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Petaluma Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Petaluma River quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Burdell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 706 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 90 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HWY 101 / KASTANIA RD 6 |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | LAKEVILLE |
| 8 September 2008 | 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 | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BARBONI |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge | LKV ASSIST |
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | STAGE GULCH |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Burdell: 8 occurrences, 7 producers, 7 unknowns, 4 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Point | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Cannon Lane | Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Freeman and Sondgroth | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Ghilotti Bros. - Marin Co. | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Mazza Prospect | Nickel | Prospect | 1918 | |
| West Mayacmas District Report | Chromium, Mercury | Producer | 1850, 1861 | |
| Claim | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Claim | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Skinner Ranch | Graphite | Producer | ||
| Skinner Ranch | Graphite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burdell in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2019: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2012 | Flood | Burdell | $500 | Law enforcement reports roadway flooding on U.S. Highway 101 near San Antonio Road. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Burdell | - | Intersection of San Antonio Rd and San Antonio Spur, 6-8 inches of water across roadway. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Burdell | - | Roadway flooding on Northbound Hwy101 and San Antonio Rd off ramp. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Novato | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Old Town | 4.3 miles | 24 | |
| Black Point | 4.6 miles | 24 | |
| Bel Marin Keys | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Rafael Village | 6.2 miles | 24 | |
| Ignacio | 6.2 miles | 24 | |
| Dewitt | 6.4 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Burdell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4998260 | The 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 1658174. 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.










