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Chipps, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Fairfield-Suisun City census division. It stands on Chipps Island. The Survey maps it on the Honker Bay quadrangle.

Chipps within Solano County

Then and now

1907 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Chipps, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Chipps, surveyed 1907

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 29 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

449 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 449 fires within 5 miles of Chipps between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,513 acres in total. None started naturally. 109 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/undetermined185
Arson/incendiarism109
Misuse of fire by a minor58
Equipment and vehicle use45
Smoking33
Debris and open burning12
Recreation and ceremony4
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
7 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2008Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresSanta Clara Unitnot named
30 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
30 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresSanta Clara UnitKIRKER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Solano County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Chipps: 5 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Pumice, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Clay. 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
Alves PitClayProducer
Jerico PlantCalcium, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Scott PitStoneProducer
UnnamedStoneOccurrence
AlvesStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
AlvesStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
AlvarnezPumiceOccurrence
AlvarnezPumicePast Producer
Bailey Ranch Pumice DepositPumiceOccurrence
Bailey Ranch Pumice DepositPumicePast Producer

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
Spoonbill0.9 miles29
Dutton2.4 miles29
Montezuma3.5 miles30
Collinsville3.9 miles30
Molena5.5 miles31
Birds Landing6.1 miles28
Meins Landing6.1 miles31
Toland Landing9.0 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659711. 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.