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Curtner, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Fremont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94538. It stands on Scott Creek. The Survey maps it on the Milpitas quadrangle.

Curtner within Alameda County

Then and now

1889 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Curtner, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Curtner, surveyed 1889

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

174 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Curtner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 793 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined113
Equipment and vehicle use29
Arson/incendiarism10
Smoking8
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
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
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresSanta Clara UnitMISSON
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
6 September 2010Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
3 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitSIERRA
29 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Alameda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Curtner: 8 producers, 7 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
BartlettManganesePast Producer
Mission Lime Marl DepositLimestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Mission Lime Marl DepositCalciumPast Producer
Roggasch Bros.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Serpa QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Calaveras Road PitStone, DimensionUnknown
Scott Creek PitStone, DimensionUnknown
Stevens Creek QuarryStone, DimensionUnknown
Bell Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Bell Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Alameda County

Storms near this place

5 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Curtner in 5 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 5 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2024FloodCurtner-The slow lane of Northbound Interstate 880 was flooded just south of California Highway 262.
April 2018FloodCurtner-NB 880 just south of exit 12-A Mission Blvd, 5 inches of water in HOV lane.
March 2018FloodCurtner-Bus driver reported flooded road on NB 880 just south of Mission.
January 2017FloodCurtner-Localized flooding and intermittent heavy rains on Highway 880 at Mission Blvd exit caused fatal crash taking life of female driver.
February 2017FloodCurtner-At least two lanes flooded I680N near Scott Creek Rd on ramp.

Every storm recorded in Alameda 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
Warm Springs District1.2 miles29
Drawbridge (historical)2.7 miles29
Snoboy3.1 miles26
Albrae3.9 miles29
Mission San Jose District4.4 miles26
Irvington District4.5 miles26
Mallard (historical)5.6 miles26
Mowry Landing5.6 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658362. 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.