BlockDocas, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the San Ardo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93450. It lies near Coyote Canyon. The Survey maps it on the San Ardo quadrangle. It stands 404 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1912 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1912 USGS San Ardo quadrangle1:31680
- 1915 USGS Priest Valley quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1941 USGS San Ardo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS San Ardo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Ardo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS San Ardo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Coalinga quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Docas (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,202 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 use | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | PARIS |
| 7 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | PARIS |
| 23 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | PG&E # 33 |
| 22 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | PG&E # 21 |
| 18 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | HIGHWAY |
| 13 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 630 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | PG&E #21 |
| 9 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CABEU002936 |
| 9 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | HWY 101 #11 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Docas (historical): 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Lucas Area Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence |
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.
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 Q5287156 | 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 1670126. 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.