Caymus, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Napa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94599. It stands on Conn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yountville quadrangle. It stands 105 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The 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.


On record in Caymus
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 6 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
John Lee Webber Houselisted 1982 · 0.1 miles away
French Laundrylisted 1978 · 0.1 miles away
Charles Rovegno Houselisted 1991 · 0.2 miles away
Veterans Home of California Chapellisted 1979 · 0.9 miles away- Yountville Grammar Schoollisted 2016 · 0.2 miles away
- Groezinger Wine Cellarslisted 1982 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1902 USGS Napa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Sonoma quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Sonoma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Yountville quadrangle1:24000, 6 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
290 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 290 fires within 5 miles of Caymus (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,672 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 140 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | VETS HOME YOUNTVILLE |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Northern California District | SILVERADO |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PINE |
| 8 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HENSLEY |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HOFFMAN |
| 8 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SHERMAN |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SOLANO AV / DARMS LN 5 |
| 6 September 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | VETS HOME YOUNTVILLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Caymus (historical): 5 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Copper, Geothermal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksons Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| McLaughlin Mine | Silver, Gold, Mercury, Antimony, Arsenic, Titanium, Metal, Tungsten, Boron-Borates | Producer | 1978, 1985 | |
| Mcgill Rock and Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Search Group | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Bella Oak | Mercury | Past Producer | 1868 | |
| Mountain | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Oakville | Mercury | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Quicksilver | Mercury | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yountville | 0.3 miles | 25 | |
| Oakville | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Oak Knoll | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Enchanted Hills | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Lokoya | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Napa Soda Springs | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Rutherford | 4.8 miles | 25 | |
| Salvador | 5.0 miles | 25 |
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 Caymus (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5055404 | 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 1800354. 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.









