Idria, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the San Benito-Bitterwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95043. It stands on Idria Peak. The Survey maps it on the Idria quadrangle. It stands 2,648 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1915 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 72 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 21 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.
- 1915 USGS Priest Valley quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS New Idria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS New Idria quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Idria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Coalinga quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Idria between 1994 and 2018, burning about 120 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | PACHECO |
| 23 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CLEAR CREEK RECREATION AR |
| 18 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Central California District | SAN BENITO |
| 30 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | ADOBE |
| 29 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | IDRIA |
| 23 July 2006 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Central California District | CABEU002676 |
| 2 May 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central California District | CLEAR |
| 30 March 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | MARTIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 71 workings within 5 miles of Idria: 27 past producers, 22 occurrences, 13 producers, 5 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Chromium, Asbestos, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobcat A, & Alta Anchor Claims | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1954 | |
| New Idria District | Mercury, Magnesium Compounds, Chromium, Gemstone | Producer | 1853, 1854 | |
| Nickel Magnesium Group | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Collection Area | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Creek Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Ashurst Ranch Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Wilbur Ellis Co. Bentonite Deposit | Bentonite | Unknown | ||
| New Idria | Asbestos | Producer | 1957 | |
| Sampson Magnesite Mine | Magnesite | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Idria in 1 storm report in 2019: 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2019 | Heavy Rain | Idria | - | Mesonet station in Santa Rita recorded 0.41 inches of rain. Timing is estimated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panoche | 15.0 miles | 20 | |
| Bitterwater | 17.6 miles | 23 | |
| Llanada | 18.5 miles | 19 | |
| San Benito | 22.5 miles | 20 | |
| Pinnacles | 26.2 miles | 24 | |
| Paicines | 38.6 miles | 21 | |
| Tres Pinos | 42.9 miles | 24 | |
| Vineyard (historical) | 44.2 miles | 26 |
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 Idria | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3475543 | 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 1660786. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










