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Flosden, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Vallejo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94589. It stands on Rindler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cuttings Wharf quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Flosden within Solano 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 Flosden (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Flosden (historical), surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 29 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

414 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 414 fires within 5 miles of Flosden (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,471 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/undetermined297
Equipment and vehicle use41
Smoking25
Arson/incendiarism22
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Debris and open burning10
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitEUCALYTUS
8 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2005Smoking1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2020Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Solano County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Flosden (historical): 11 unknowns, 3 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Stone, Limestone, Dimension, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
East Mayacmas District ReportMercury, Chromium, Manganese, CopperProducer1850, 1864
Napa EvaporatorsSaltProducer
Unnamed QuarriesLimestone, General, ClayProspectSedimentary
Napa River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unnamed LocationLimestone, Dimension, ClayOccurrence
Unnamed QuarriesLimestone, Dimension, ClayProspect
Unnamed LocationLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Lake HermanStoneUnknown
Napa Junction PlantStoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Solano 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
Chabot Terrace0.3 miles35
Flosden Acres0.6 miles29
Harry Floyd Terrace1.3 miles35
Vallejo2.8 miles27
Guadalcanal Village2.9 miles27
Sulphur Springs (historical)3.6 miles36
South Vallejo4.0 miles36
Carquinez Heights4.8 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702046. 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.