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Fairville, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sonoma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95476. It lies near Sonoma Valley. The Survey maps it on the Sears Point quadrangle.

Fairville within Sonoma County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fairville, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Fairville, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 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

145 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Fairville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,113 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined78
Equipment and vehicle use46
Debris and open burning5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
6 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Pablo Bay National Wildlife RefugePADDOCK
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHWY 37 / LAKEVILLE HWY
6 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Pablo Bay National Wildlife RefugeLKV ASSIST
6 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSTAGE GULCH
30 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPAGH
3 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSan Pablo Bay National Wildlife RefugeLA LONDE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Fairville: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Antimony. 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
Cannon LaneAntimonyPast Producer
Fairville QuarryStoneProducer
Sonoma Rock QuarryStoneProducer
Cannon LaneSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sartori RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Sonoma 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
McGill1.5 miles25
Sears Point1.9 miles25
Wingo2.4 miles25
Greenwood (historical)3.2 miles25
Ramal4.0 miles25
Big Bend4.1 miles25
Embarcadero4.3 miles25
Rose (historical)4.6 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658523. 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.