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Corona, 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 Denman Flat. 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.

Corona 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 Corona (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Corona (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

412 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 412 fires within 5 miles of Corona (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,769 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined177
Equipment and vehicle use160
Arson/incendiarism19
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Debris and open burning15
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Smoking9
Natural2
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHWY 101 / KASTANIA RD 6
9 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitD STREET
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
7 September 1992Smokingunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitADOBE
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPETALUMA
4 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.4 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitADOBE
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHWY 101 /W RAILROAD A 11

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 Corona (historical): 6 producers, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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
Petaluma Plant No. 7Stone, DimensionProducer
Hillside QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Petaluma QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hein Bros. Basalt Rock Co.StoneProducer
Meachim HillStoneProducer
Meachim HillStonePast Producer
Afsten Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bliss CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Bliss CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pronini RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

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
Crown0.2 miles24
Denman (historical)1.1 miles24
Ely (historical)1.1 miles24
East Petaluma2.1 miles22
Petaluma2.5 miles22
Penngrove2.5 miles24
Liberty2.7 miles24
McNear3.4 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701265. 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.