Cuernavaca, California
52 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the San Jose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94040. The Survey maps it on the Cupertino quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 94 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
21 surveys from 52 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.
- 1897 USGS Palo Alto quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Palo Alto quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1902 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1941 USGS Palo Alto quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Palo Alto quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Palo Alto quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Cupertino quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Cupertino quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1961 USGS Palo Alto quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Palo Alto quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1991 USGS Cupertino quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
163 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Cuernavaca between 1993 and 2020, burning about 87 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Cuernavaca: 12 producers, 4 past producers, 3 unknowns. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Evaporators | Salt | Producer | ||
| Permanente Cement Plant | Limestone, General, Clay | Producer | ||
| Permanente Quarry | Calcium, Clay, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Stevens Creek Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Near Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Neary Rock Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Permanente Cement Co. | Calcium, Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stevens Creek Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Stevens Creek Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Permanente Cement Plant | Calcium | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Park | 0.6 miles | 52 | |
| Sylvan Park | 0.7 miles | 52 | |
| Cuesta Park | 1.1 miles | 52 | |
| Sunnyvale | 1.4 miles | 52 | |
| Mountain View | 1.5 miles | 52 | |
| Blossom Valley | 1.5 miles | 52 | |
| Loyola Corners | 1.8 miles | 52 | |
| Jackson Park | 2.0 miles | 52 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122561984 | 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 2354015. 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.




















