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Glorietta, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Central Contra Costa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94563. It lies near Mulholland Hill. The Survey maps it on the Oakland East quadrangle.

Glorietta within Contra Costa County

Then and now

1897 to 1997

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 Glorietta, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Glorietta, surveyed 1897

On record in Glorietta

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 42 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

210 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Glorietta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 614 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined118
Equipment and vehicle use35
Arson/incendiarism18
Debris and open burning12
Smoking9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Natural1
Fireworks1
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
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitSAINT MARYS RD MORAGA
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitSMALL
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitANZA
3 September 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSanta Clara UnitWILDCAT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Contra Costa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Glorietta: 10 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 producers, 3 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Asbestos. 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
AlumSulfur, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Leona HeightsCopper, Gold, ZincPast Producer1891
Unnamed LocationCalciumProspect
AlmaSulfur-Pyrite, Copper, SilverOccurrence1892
AlmaCopper, SulfurPast ProducerBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
AlumSulfur-Pyrite, Copper, SilverPast Producer
John D. Hoff Asbestos CoAsbestosProducer
John D. Hoff Asbestos Co.AsbestosProspect
Unnamed LocationAsbestosOccurrence
Ada Sand and Gravel Pit No 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Contra Costa 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
Orinda1.2 miles41
Eastport1.7 miles42
Rheem2.2 miles42
Orinda Village2.3 miles41
Moraga2.8 miles42
Lafayette3.1 miles42
Valle Vista3.1 miles42
Saranap5.1 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658624. 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.