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Heinlenville, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the San Jose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95112. It stands on Miguelita Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Jose West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Heinlenville within Santa Clara County

Then and now

1889 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Heinlenville (historical), surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Heinlenville (historical), surveyed 1889

On record in Heinlenville

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 6 records

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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

76 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Heinlenville (historical) between 2001 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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/undetermined54
Equipment and vehicle use8
Smoking8
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
3 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitSIERRA
25 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2018Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
18 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSanta Clara UnitALUM
12 September 2019Smokingunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Heinlenville (historical): 12 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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
Hubble Quarry and MillGraniteUnknown
QuarryStoneProducer
QuarryStoneProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hubble Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
ChaboyaMercuryUnknown
Chaboya - HillsdaleMercuryPast Producer1847
HillsdaleMercuryProducer
HillsdaleMercuryPast Producer

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
College Park0.7 miles28
San Jose0.8 miles28
Chinatown (historical)1.3 miles28
Wayne2.4 miles29
Buena Vista2.4 miles28
Burbank2.8 miles28
Parkmoor2.8 miles28
Willow Glen3.0 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1667486. 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.