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Dunbarton, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Pajaro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95004. The Survey maps it on the Prunedale quadrangle. It stands 141 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.

Dunbarton within Monterey County

Then and now

1915 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dunbarton (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Dunbarton (historical), surveyed 1915

Compare 1915 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 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

560 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 560 fires within 5 miles of Dunbarton (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,186 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 24 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/undetermined212
Equipment and vehicle use182
Debris and open burning69
Misuse of fire by a minor30
Arson/incendiarism24
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Smoking13
Recreation and ceremony8
Other causes3
Natural2
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitPG&E #24
9 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitHULSE 2
9 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitP.G.& E. #17
8 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitAROMAS
8 September 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitSHERRY
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitCABEU003678
8 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitPG&E 31
8 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitMERRILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monterey County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Dunbarton (historical): 6 past producers, 4 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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
Los VergalesLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Williams QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Echo ValleyStoneProducer
Logan Quarry and MillStoneProducer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStonePast Producer
Arthur R. Wilson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Echo ValleyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Monterey 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
Vega (historical)3.5 miles27
Las Lomas4.7 miles25
Elkhorn5.5 miles25
Prunedale5.8 miles25
Watsonville Junction5.8 miles27
Pajaro6.2 miles27
Oak Hills6.7 miles25
Gabilan Acres7.3 miles25

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 Q5314168The 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 1670483. 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.