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Hayward Park, California

43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the San Mateo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94402. It stands on San Mateo Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Mateo quadrangle.

Hayward Park within San Mateo County

Then and now

1892 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hayward Park, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Hayward Park, surveyed 1892

Compare 1892 against another survey:

On record in Hayward Park

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 3 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

22 surveys from 43 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

276 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 276 fires within 5 miles of Hayward Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 180 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined145
Equipment and vehicle use48
Smoking32
Arson/incendiarism22
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Debris and open burning7
Recreation and ceremony5
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unitnot named
7 September 2007Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitOYSTER POINT
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unitnot named
5 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitBEL AIRE RD THE_HIGHLAND
4 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use9.5 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCRYSTAL
4 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Hayward Park: 16 producers, 15 past producers. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Calcium, Salt. 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
Redwood City PlantSaltProducer
HilltopCalciumProducer
HilltopCalciumPast Producer
Skyline QuarryCalciumProducer
Skyline QuarryCalciumPast Producer
Britton RanchStoneProducer
Britton RanchStonePast Producer
QuarryStoneProducer
QuarryStoneProducer
QuarryStonePast 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
San Mateo0.9 miles43
Hillsdale1.3 miles43
Laurel1.6 miles43
San Mateo Park1.9 miles43
Foster City2.3 miles43
Baywood Park2.4 miles43
Hillsborough Park2.4 miles43
Belle Monte2.6 miles43

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658731. 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.