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Cherry, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Petaluma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94952. It lies near Wiggins Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cotati quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Cherry within Sonoma County

Then and now

1916 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 67 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cherry (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Cherry (historical), surveyed 1916

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

388 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 388 fires within 5 miles of Cherry (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,646 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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
Equipment and vehicle use166
Missing data/not specified/undetermined163
Debris and open burning15
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Arson/incendiarism10
Smoking9
Natural2
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 2014Other causesunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBODEGA
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
7 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unit101
6 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitGREEN MILL
5 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPETALUMA
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHWY 101 /W RAILROAD A 11
30 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionPEPPER
30 September 2001Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitRYSKA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Cherry (historical): 6 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Mercury, 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
Afsten Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stony Point QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed LocationQuartzProspect
Murphy Ranch DepositMercuryProducer
Murphy Ranch DepositMercuryPast Producer
Meachim HillStoneProducer
Meachim HillStonePast Producer
Stony Point Quarry and MillStoneProducer
Unnamed LocationGoldProducer
Unnamed LocationGoldPast Producer

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
Washoe1.5 miles24
Stony Point1.9 miles24
Liberty2.4 miles24
Roblar2.6 miles17
Two Rock2.7 miles17
Woodworth3.3 miles17
Cotati3.6 miles24
Orchard3.8 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701263. 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.