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Donahue, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Petaluma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94954. It stands on Tule Slough. The Survey maps it on the Petaluma River quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Donahue within Sonoma County

Then and now

1914 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Donahue (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Donahue (historical), surveyed 1914

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 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

224 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 224 fires within 5 miles of Donahue (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 867 acres in total. 1 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
Equipment and vehicle use100
Missing data/not specified/undetermined87
Arson/incendiarism10
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Debris and open burning7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1
Fireworks1

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 2005Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitLAKEVILLE
7 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
6 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Pablo Bay National Wildlife RefugeLKV ASSIST
6 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSTAGE GULCH
4 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.4 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitADOBE
3 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
3 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCARLSBURG

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Donahue (historical): 6 producers, 6 unknowns, 5 past producers, 4 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Graphite. 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
Cannon LaneAntimonyPast Producer
West Mayacmas District ReportChromium, MercuryProducer1850, 1861
Skinner RanchGraphiteProducer
Skinner RanchGraphitePast Producer
Hein Bros. Basalt Rock Co.StoneProducer
Negro HillStoneOccurrence
QuarryStoneUnknown
Bliss CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Bliss CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cannon LaneSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

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
Lakeville0.7 miles25
Haystack4.3 miles25
McNear4.7 miles25
Fairville5.2 miles25
Big Bend5.3 miles25
Rose (historical)5.5 miles28
McGill5.6 miles25
Sears Point5.6 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702904. 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.