Ellicott, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Watsonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95076. The Survey maps it on the Watsonville West quadrangle.
Then and now
1912 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 83 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
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.
- 1912 USGS Capitola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Capitola quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1940 USGS Capitola quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Watsonville West quadrangle1:24000, 6 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
- 1995 USGS Watsonville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
487 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 487 fires within 5 miles of Ellicott between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,000 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 46 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 | 248 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 98 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FREEDOM BL PAJARO_VALLEY |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | SAN ANDREAS |
| 9 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | PALMER |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge | CARSON |
| 8 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | THURWACHTER |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | PARAISO |
| 5 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | FREEDOM BL / PISTA LN |
| 4 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | SCHMITT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ellicott: 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Iron, Chromium, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Steel Co | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Triumph Steel Co | Iron, Chromium, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Cabrillo Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Titus Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellicott in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 3 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Ellicott | $40,000 | EF-0 tornado moved onshore from Monterey Bay into coastal Santa Cruz County in the early morning of December 22. The tornado caused tree damage and significant damage to commercial greenhouse structures at a large farm. Broken fiberglass panels and bent metal frame poles were observed at the greenhouse with debris thrown several dozen yards south of the damage path into adjacent fields. the tornado caused additional minor damage to 4 adjacent greenhouse structures. Debris was wrapped around electric poles south of the damage path. The greenhouse operators indicated that they lost 25 percent of their lisianthus flower crop, over 3,000 Gerbea crop, and 40,000 square feet of greenhouse space. Minor tree damage was observed along San Andreas Road nearby. Damage path was 1.07 miles and 20 yards wide. Damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado estimated at 75 MPH. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellicott | $10 | A NWS survey team found tree damage consistent with 70-80 mph straight line winds in the vicinity of Larkin Valley Road and Larkin Vista Lane. |
| January 2021 | Flood | Ellicott | - | Flooding at SR-1 N and Buena Vista. |
| January 2016 | Flood | Ellicott | - | Roadway flooding at San Andreas Road and Beach Street. Several vehicles stuck in water. |
| November 2012 | Flood | Ellicott | - | The general manager of pajaro dunes south said that 6 inches of water was covering beach road near shell drive due to heavy rainfall. |
| October 2009 | Heavy Rain | Ellicott | - | Strawberry farmers in the Pajaro Valley lost a week's worth of harvest due to heavy rains. The fields were swamped, causing berries to become spoiled. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Selva Beach | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Port Watsonvile | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Larkin Valley | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Leonard (historical) | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Nuga (historical) | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Aptos Hills | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Port Watsonville (historical) | 3.3 miles | 26 | |
| Freedom | 3.5 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658488. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











