East Garrison, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Seaside-Monterey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93933. It sits by Cavalry Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Salinas quadrangle. It stands 154 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1910 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1910 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1910 USGS Salinas quadrangle1:31680
- 1912 USGS Salinas quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1940 USGS Salinas quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Salinas quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1947 USGS Salinas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of East Garrison between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,069 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CABEU004147 |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Central California District | CELLULAR |
| 7 August 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central California District | TORO PARK |
| 6 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MONTEREY SALINAS HWY MC |
| 30 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SALINAS |
| 3 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | MONTEREY SALINAS HWY / P |
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of East Garrison: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 3 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Ameral-Carmel Valley | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Foothill Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hilltop Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Monterey Sand Co Marina | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Pine Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Seaforth Corporation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Seaforth Corporation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Creekside | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Springtown | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Old Hilltown | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Serra Village | 3.8 miles | 28 | |
| Marina | 4.3 miles | 30 | |
| Cooper | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Boronda | 4.4 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on East Garrison | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5328402 | 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 1658457. 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.











