Hale Place, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95421. It lies near Mission Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cazadero quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1921 USGS Skaggs quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Cazadero quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Cazadero quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cazadero quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Point Arena quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Cazadero quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
335 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 335 fires within 5 miles of Hale Place between 1992 and 2019, burning about 181 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 23 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 | 147 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | VISTA |
| 8 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ONE SIXTEEN |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | NEIDEAU |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ARMSTRONG |
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RIO NIDO#1 |
| 7 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RIVERSIDE DR GUERNEVIL 4 |
| 7 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SWEETWATER SPRINGS RD / M |
| 6 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ARMSTRONG, CDF TAC 6 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Hale Place: 12 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Magnesite, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont Copper Group | Mercury, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Austin Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Altamont | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Altamont | Copper, Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Clar Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Guerneville Mine & Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Bohan & Canelis | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Meaker Ranch | Magnesite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Rosa | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Guernewood Park | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Guernewood | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Vacation Beach | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Montesano | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Camp Thayer | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Guerneville | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Edendale | 2.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656056. 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.










