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Fort McDowell, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1995. It lies in ZIP code area 94920. It lies near Point Blunt Rock. The Survey maps it on the San Francisco North quadrangle.

Fort McDowell within San Francisco County

Then and now

1895 to 1995

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 Fort McDowell, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Fort McDowell, surveyed 1895

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 39 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

138 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Fort McDowell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 379 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined68
Recreation and ceremony27
Smoking11
Fireworks7
Arson/incendiarism7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1

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 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGolden Gate National Recreation AreaDOYLE5
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMarin County Fire Departmentnot named
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMarin County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGolden Gate National Recreation AreaMEADOW
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGolden Gate National Recreation AreaLOG CABIN
27 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGolden Gate National Recreation AreaWASHINGTON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Francisco 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 Fort McDowell: 9 occurrences, 6 producers, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Angel Island DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fort BakerGold, ManganeseOccurrence1914
Lime PointGemstoneOccurrence1935
Tiburon Ridge FlagstoneStone, Stone, DimensionOccurrence
Richfield Oil Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
United Materials and Richmond Pressed Brick Co.ClayProducer1907
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Untd. Mtrls. & Rchmnd.Prssd.Brck.CoClayPast Producer
Marin Co.No.25ManganeseUnknown
Red RockManganeseProducerMineral Paint, Psilomelane

Every working recorded in San Francisco 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
North Beach4.0 miles39
North Point Public Housing4.0 miles39
Marina District4.2 miles39
Little Italy4.3 miles39
Chinatown4.6 miles39
Sydney Town (historical)4.6 miles39
Fort Winfield Scott5.0 miles39
Little Osaka5.3 miles39

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658566. 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.