Chemeketa Park, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lexington Hills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95033. It lies near Moody Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Los Gatos quadrangle.
Then and now
1916 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 62 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 24 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.
- 1916 USGS New Almaden quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS New Almaden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
317 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 317 fires within 5 miles of Chemeketa Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,904 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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 | 135 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | LOST |
| 7 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | SUMMIT |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SUMMIT RESTAURANT BURRELL |
| 6 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | PG&E #22 |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | SUNSET |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | SUMMIT |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
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 Chemeketa Park: 3 producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Hooker Creek | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Hooker Creek | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Jb King | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Douglas Ranch | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Douglas Ranch | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Greenwalls Property | Chromium | Producer | ||
| Lexington Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Steinheimer Ranch Prospect | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chemeketa Park in 7 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 4 flood, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Hail | Chemeketa Park | $10 | Approximate location. Pea sized hail was reported in the Lexington Hills/Redwood Estates area. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Chemeketa Park | - | About 3 feet of water flooded the offramp from northbound California Highway 17 to Bear Creek Road. |
| January 2020 | Hail | Chemeketa Park | - | Spotter reported accumulating small hail mixed with rain. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Chemeketa Park | - | Roadway flooding reported at SB 17 at Hebard. All lanes flooded. |
| December 2019 | Flood | Chemeketa Park | - | One foot of water in number 2 lane of northbound Hwy 17 junction with cats statues off ramp. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Chemeketa Park | - | Roadway flooded SR17 and Bear Creek Rd offframp. |
| February 2017 | Heavy Rain | Chemeketa Park | - | Spotter reported 0.5 inches measured between 10:15am and 11:15am. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy City | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Lexington Hills | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Redwood Estates | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Aldercroft Heights | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Lexington (historical) | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Los Gatos | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Rinconada | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Shannon | 4.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658260. 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.










