Ignacio, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Novato census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94949. It stands on Ignacio Creek. The Survey maps it on the Novato quadrangle. It stands 23 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 69 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
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1914 USGS Petaluma quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Petaluma quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Novato quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Petaluma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
117 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Ignacio between 2005 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Ignacio: 6 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Point | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Freeman and Sondgroth | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Patent Brick Company | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Knutte | Manganese | Producer | Psilomelane | |
| Knutte Deposit | Manganese | Unknown | 1942 | |
| Black Point | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Highway 20 Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Burdell Mountain | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ignacio in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 5 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Heavy Rain | Ignacio | $10 | A man drove off a slick Highway 101 North in Novato just after 5 PM on January 20, and wrapped his car around the traffic light on the frontage road, north of Hamilton Parkway, outside Safeway. According to the California Highway Patrol, speed and wet roadway were factors. The Novato Fire Department extracted the man from the wreckage and paramedics tried, unsuccessfully, to perform CPR. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. The car was totaled and a fence and light pole were damaged. Report courtesy KTVU television (FOX San Francisco-Oakland). |
| January 2023 | Flood | Ignacio | - | CHP reported flooding in the slow lane of US Highway 101. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Ignacio | - | Creek has overflowed banks and appears to have washed away some of the train tacks at SR 37 E near US 101 N. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Ignacio | - | Westbound SR-37 closed between Atherton Ave and US-101 due to flooding. |
| December 2014 | Flood | Ignacio | - | Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the small creek Arroyo San Jose into the Los Robles Mobile Home Park in Novato. Minor roadway erosion occurred on roads in the park nearest the creek. Minor damage to mobile homes was reported but the waters receded quickly. |
| January 2010 | Flood | Ignacio | - | Officials closed the southbound US Highway 101 off ramp to State Highway 37 and South Novato Boulevard due to flooding in Novato. Minor flooding occurred throughout Marin County and caused schools to close because of flooding concerns. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewitt | 0.2 miles | 24 | |
| Rafael Village | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Bel Marin Keys | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Marinwood | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Old Town | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Saint Vincent | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Miller (historical) | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Novato | 3.1 miles | 24 |
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 Ignacio | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14682450 | 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 252696. 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.









