Gravenstein, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Santa Rosa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95407. The Survey maps it on the Sebastopol quadrangle.
Then and now
1935 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Gravenstein
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway Powerhouselisted 1991 · 0.9 miles away
Sebastopol Depot of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railwaylisted 1996 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1935 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
243 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 243 fires within 5 miles of Gravenstein between 1992 and 2020, burning about 201 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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 | 117 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 56 |
| Smoking | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | VALLEY 2 |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BODEGA |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BURNSIDE |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gravenstein: 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Mark West Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llano | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Sebastopol | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Alten | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Riccas Corner | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Hurlbut | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Mills | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Fredericks | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Molino | 2.6 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122570874 | The 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 1658657. 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.









