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Genevra, California

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Central Colusa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95987. The Survey maps it on the Arbuckle quadrangle. It stands 98 feet above sea level.

Genevra within Colusa County

Then and now

1907 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Genevra, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Genevra, surveyed 1907

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

17 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Genevra between 2007 and 2020, burning about 209 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use1
Fireworks1
Debris and open burning1

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
16 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColusa National Wildlife RefugeWARE RD. #1
5 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 July 2007Fireworks3.0 acresColusa National Wildlife RefugeWARE
5 June 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
14 June 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSAND
12 June 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Colusa County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Genevra: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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
Lower Sand Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Colusa 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
Arbuckle4.0 miles16
Prize (historical)4.1 miles16
College City6.2 miles16
Williams6.6 miles17
Graino7.3 miles24
Harrington8.6 miles21
Sycamore9.1 miles24
Delphos9.3 miles17

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.

Wikipedia article on GenevraAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5533118The 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 1658604. 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.