BlockElsa, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the King City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93930. The Survey maps it on the Greenfield quadrangle. It stands 302 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1912 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 70 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
13 surveys from 26 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 Metz quadrangle1:31680
- 1921 USGS Metz quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Metz quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Metz quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 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
- 1982 USGS Point Sur quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
171 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Elsa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,462 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/undetermined | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | HWY 101 N/ JOLON RD 2 |
| 7 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | GILL |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CENTRAL |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | JOLON |
| 6 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | HWY 101 N/ CENTRAL AV |
| 6 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 91 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | TOPO |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CENTRAL |
| 29 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CABEU 003699 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Elsa: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock | Mercury | Producer | ||
| Bitterwater Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Boyd Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chalone Pits and Mills | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cumming Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Monterey County ? Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Topo Aggregates Pit | 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.
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 Q5367375 | 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 252886. 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.