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Guadalupe, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the San Jose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95120. It stands on Pheasant Creek. The Survey maps it on the Los Gatos quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Guadalupe within Santa Clara County

Then and now

1916 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 62 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Guadalupe (historical), surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Guadalupe (historical), surveyed 1916

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

158 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Guadalupe (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 188 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/undetermined88
Equipment and vehicle use27
Arson/incendiarism18
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Debris and open burning3
Natural1
Firearms and explosives use1
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 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitFEE
5 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitHICKS
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitGUADALUPE RESERVOIR ALM 4
30 September 2012Firearms and explosives useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitHICKS
28 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitSCENIC VISTA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 73 workings within 5 miles of Guadalupe (historical): 42 past producers, 16 producers, 7 prospects, 4 occurrences. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Stone, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Hooker CreekCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrenceMalachite
Hooker CreekCopper, Silver, GoldPast Producer
John Knorr MineStone, DimensionUnknown
New Almaden DistrictMercury, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Copper, ManganesePast Producer1824
Douglas RanchCalciumProducer
Douglas RanchCalciumPast Producer
Guadalupe Lime Co.CalciumProducer
Guadalupe Lime Co.CalciumPast Producer
Lexington QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Piazza Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Santa Clara 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
Greystone (historical)3.2 miles22
Cambrian Park3.4 miles28
Shannon3.4 miles24
Alamitos3.4 miles27
Rinconada3.4 miles24
Los Gatos3.8 miles24
Robertsville3.9 miles28
English Town4.2 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670808. 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.