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Edenvale, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the San Jose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95136. The Survey maps it on the San Jose East quadrangle.

Edenvale within Santa Clara 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 Edenvale, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Edenvale, surveyed 1889

On record in Edenvale

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 27 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

84 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Edenvale between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,759 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined40
Equipment and vehicle use28
Arson/incendiarism7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Debris and open burning1
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
8 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSanta Clara UnitPG&E / METCALF #1
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitLONG VALLEY
3 September 1997Smokingunder an acreSanta Clara UnitLAGO VISTA
28 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined23 acresSanta Clara UnitSANTA TERESA PARK
22 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSanta Clara UnitFIELDS
2 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSanta Clara UnitROCKET
7 August 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitBAILEY
6 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitMCKEAN RD / RAKSTAD RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 56 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Edenvale: 28 past producers, 15 producers, 8 prospects, 4 unknowns. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium. 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
Azevado QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
BernalCalciumProducer
Bernal MineMercury, Limestone, GeneralPast Producer
Bradford RanchMagnesiteProducer
Bradford RanchMagnesitePast Producer
Gladding Bros. Mfg. Co.ClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Gladding Bros. Mfg. Co.ClayPast Producer
Piazza Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Winfield PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
SmithChromiumProducer

Every working recorded in Santa Clara 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
Seven Trees1.8 miles27
Lick2.1 miles27
Communications Hill2.3 miles27
Pomar (historical)2.7 miles22
Alamitos2.8 miles27
Robertsville3.1 miles28
Greystone (historical)3.4 miles22
Evergreen3.6 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252667. 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.