Grabtown, California
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Half Moon Bay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94019. It lies near Bald Knob. The Survey maps it on the Woodside quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1902 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 surveys from 37 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.
- 1902 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1940 USGS Halfmoon Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Halfmoon Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Woodside quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Half Moon Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Woodside quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Palo Alto quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1991 USGS Woodside quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Woodside quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Grabtown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | NB HWY 280 / EDGEWOOD OF |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | TUNITAS |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | KINGS MOUNTAIN |
| 5 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | CONTROL BURN |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | N HWY 280 / EDGEWOOD 57 |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | 3.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | STAR HILL |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | VERDE |
| 24 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | HUDDART* |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Grabtown: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Ranch | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Durham Ranch | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Redwood Material Co. | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Redwood Material Co. | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Canada Road North | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Canada Road North | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Canada Road South | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Canada Road South | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Park | 1.5 miles | 37 | |
| Purisima (historical) | 3.9 miles | 38 | |
| Lobitos | 4.0 miles | 38 | |
| Adobe Corner | 4.1 miles | 37 | |
| Martins Beach | 4.7 miles | 38 | |
| Woodside Glens | 4.8 miles | 37 | |
| Woodside | 4.8 miles | 37 | |
| Emerald Lake Hills | 5.0 miles | 37 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658641. 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.


















