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Hopyard, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sebastopol census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95472. It stands on Purrington Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sebastopol quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Hopyard within Sonoma County

Then and now

1935 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hopyard (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Hopyard (historical), surveyed 1935

On record in Hopyard

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 1 record

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

217 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Hopyard (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 131 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 use75
Missing data/not specified/undetermined72
Debris and open burning26
Arson/incendiarism13
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Smoking9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural1

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
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBARNETT
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBODEGA
6 September 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitGRATON
5 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitGREEN #3
5 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBARNETT
4 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBARNETT
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitWHITEMAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Hopyard (historical): 10 unknowns, 6 producers, 5 occurrences, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Chromium, Mercury, 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
Blue Rock Pit and MillStone, DimensionUnknown
Unnamed LocationGarnetUnknown
Unnamed LocationCopperUnknown
Unnamed ProspectGoldOccurrence
Canyon Rock Pit and MillStoneProducer
Clark QuarryStoneUnknown
Mark West CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Mirabel Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unnamed ProspectMercuryUnknown
Unnamed ProspectMercuryOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sonoma 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
Graton0.4 miles20
Barlow0.6 miles20
Manzana1.1 miles20
Molino1.1 miles20
Sousa Corners1.2 miles20
Williams (historical)1.5 miles20
Mills1.8 miles20
Lacresta (historical)2.0 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701312. 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.