Goat Rock, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95421. It stands on Red Slide Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cazadero quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1921 USGS Skaggs quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Cazadero quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Cazadero quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cazadero quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Point Arena quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Cazadero quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Goat Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | KING /CDF TAC 6 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | STEWARTS POINT |
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | KING |
| 19 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | KING |
| 18 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | OLD CAZADERO |
| 13 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | MIDDLE |
| 13 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | KING. |
| 10 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | FORT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Goat Rock: 7 occurrences, 4 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Magnesite, Copper, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aho Mine | Manganese | Producer | Rhodochrosite | |
| Aho Mine | Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1924 | |
| Hooper Ranch | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Laton | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Laton Mine | Chromium, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Ruthenium | Past Producer | 1915, 1916, 1944 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Gray Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Gray Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Meaker Ranch | Magnesite | Unknown | ||
| Red Side | Magnesite | Unknown |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truth Home | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Dorr Place | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cazadero | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Toners Place | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Seaview | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Venado | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Las Lomas | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hale Place | 6.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252682. 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.










