Elvas, California
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sacramento census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95819. It stands on Chicken Ranch Slough. The Survey maps it on the Sacramento East quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Elvas
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 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
McKinley Parklisted 2018 · 0.8 miles away
Theodore Judah Schoollisted 1997 · 0.9 miles away
John T. Greene Houselisted 1982 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 32 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.
- 1891 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1893 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Fairoaks quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Brighton quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Sacramento East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Fair Oaks quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sacramento East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Sacramento East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Sacramento East quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
246 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of Elvas between 2005 and 2020, burning about 192 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 | 190 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Amador-El Dorado Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Elvas: 20 past producers, 9 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Paso Rock Products Co. | Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harrison Fait | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Harrison Fait | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Brighton Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brighton Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Del Paso Rock Products Co. | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Perkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Sacramento Gold Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Teichert Aggregates | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| American River Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elvas in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 4 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Flood | Elvas | - | California Highway Patrol reports flooding in westbound lanes and #2 lane completely flooded. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Elvas | - | Multiple reports of roadways closed due to roadway flooding and vehicles stalling in water in Sacramento County since the morning. |
| March 2017 | Flood | Elvas | - | CHP reported roadway flooding at Fulton Ave and Arden Way, Sacramento. |
| March 2017 | Flood | Elvas | - | Roadway flooding reported by CHP at Exposition and Response Rd., Sacramento. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sacramento | 1.0 miles | 32 | |
| Swanston | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| North Sacramento | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Gardenland | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Sacramento | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Oak Park | 2.5 miles | 32 | |
| Highland Park | 2.8 miles | 32 | |
| Brighton | 2.9 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658495. 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.














