Irving, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Northwest Marin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94938. It stands on Irving Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Geronimo quadrangle. It stands 138 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 23 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 Petaluma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS San Geronimo quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Irving (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 399 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | RANDALL |
| 3 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | SKIDPAN |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Point Reyes National Seashore | SHORELINE |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.2 acres | Point Reyes National Seashore | DRAKE 2 |
| 20 September 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 52 acres | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | GENAZZI |
| 18 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Point Reyes National Seashore | TEIXERA |
| 10 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 151 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Irving (historical): 17 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Copper, Mercury. 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 Mountain | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Fort Baker | Manganese, Gold | Occurrence | Psilomelane | |
| Maillard Ranch | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Mount Tamalpais Cemetery Quarry. | Stone, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Union Gulch | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Unnamed Location | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Heaton's Flat | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Maillard Ranch | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Maillard Ranch | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Randall | Gold, Silver | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafter | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Taylorville (historical) | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Lagunitas | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Jewell | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Forest Knolls | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Five Brooks | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Tocaloma | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| San Geronimo | 3.2 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q6074439 | 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 1702855. 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.









