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Elmhurst, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Oakland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94621. It stands on Arroyo Viejo. The Survey maps it on the Oakland East quadrangle.

Elmhurst within Alameda County

Then and now

1897 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Elmhurst, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Elmhurst, surveyed 1897

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 42 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

346 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 346 fires within 5 miles of Elmhurst between 1992 and 2020, burning about 252 acres in total. None started naturally. 35 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/undetermined224
Arson/incendiarism35
Smoking33
Equipment and vehicle use25
Debris and open burning15
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
9 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitSMALL
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Alameda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Elmhurst: 7 past producers, 6 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Asbestos. 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
AlumSulfur, Silver, CopperPast Producer
LeonaSulfur, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Leona HeightsCopper, Gold, ZincPast Producer1891
AlmaSulfur-Pyrite, Copper, SilverOccurrence1892
AlmaCopper, SulfurPast ProducerBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
AlumSulfur-Pyrite, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Chabot QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
San Leandro Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
John D. Hoff Asbestos CoAsbestosProducer
John D. Hoff Asbestos Co.AsbestosProspect

Every working recorded in Alameda County

Storms near this place

4 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elmhurst in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 2 flood, 1 debris flow, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023FloodElmhurst1 killed, 1 hurtThe roof of a warehouse on 650 85th Ave in Oakland collapsed at 3:20 AM. A 57-year old man was struck by falling debris and died; a woman suffered a broken nose. KTVU television reported that city inspectors found that water had been ponding on the roof and drains were not properly cleaned.
March 2023Heavy RainElmhurst1 hurtThe roof of a warehouse on 650 85th Ave in Oakland collapsed at 3:20 AM. A 57-year old man was struck by falling debris and died; a woman suffered a broken nose. KTVU television reported that city inspectors found that water had been ponding on the roof and drains were not properly cleaned.
January 2020FloodElmhurst-Roadway flooding at I-580 W and Edwards Ave on ramp. Lots of water in right lane.
February 2017Debris FlowElmhurst-Mud blocking sb lane and sink hole also in area on nb side. Roadway reportedly falling apart.

Every storm recorded in Alameda 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
Eastmont1.2 miles42
Havenscourt1.2 miles42
Brookfield Village1.4 miles34
Lockwood Gardens1.5 miles42
Millsmont1.7 miles42
Seminary Park1.7 miles42
San Leandro2.0 miles34
Melrose2.2 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1692996. 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.