Guenoc, California
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Middletown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95461. It stands on Gallagher Creek. The Survey maps it on the Middletown quadrangle. It stands 968 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1945 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 53 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1945 USGS Lower Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lower Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
346 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 346 fires within 5 miles of Guenoc (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30,621 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 130 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 118 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | GREEN |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HARTMAN |
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | DOUGLAS |
| 9 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CRIM |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CENTRAL |
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | NOYSE |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RAVIN |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | KNOWLES LN MIDDLETOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Guenoc (historical): 6 producers, 6 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Mercury, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placer Realty Corp. Property | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Coppey Claime | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Emmet Jones | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Mastick Ranch Deposit | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Mastick Ranch Deposits | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Camp and Yates Grave | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ellen Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley Lake | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Middletown | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Harbin Springs | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Harbin Springs Annex | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Mirabel (historical) | 6.4 miles | 24 | |
| Twin Lakes | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Howard Springs | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Whispering Pines | 8.0 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.
| Wikipedia article on Guenoc (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5614824 | 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 1766193. 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.










