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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.

Grabtown within San Mateo County

Then and now

1902 to 1997

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Grabtown, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Grabtown, surveyed 1902

Compare 1902 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 37 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

122 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined61
Equipment and vehicle use27
Natural11
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Recreation and ceremony4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism3
Debris and open burning2
Smoking2
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 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionNB HWY 280 / EDGEWOOD OF
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitTUNITAS
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitKINGS MOUNTAIN
5 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCONTROL BURN
4 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitN HWY 280 / EDGEWOOD 57
25 September 2001Natural3.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitSTAR HILL
24 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitVERDE
24 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitHUDDART*

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Durham RanchGold, SilverPast ProducerGold
Durham RanchGold, SilverUnknown
Redwood Material Co.ManganeseProducer
Redwood Material Co.ManganesePast Producer
Canada Road NorthStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Canada Road NorthStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Canada Road SouthStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Canada Road SouthStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed LocationGoldProducer
Unnamed LocationGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Mateo 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
Redwood Park1.5 miles37
Purisima (historical)3.9 miles38
Lobitos4.0 miles38
Adobe Corner4.1 miles37
Martins Beach4.7 miles38
Woodside Glens4.8 miles37
Woodside4.8 miles37
Emerald Lake Hills5.0 miles37

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.