Jimtown, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Cloverdale-Geyserville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95448. It stands on Lytton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jimtown quadrangle.
Then and now
1920 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 73 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
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1920 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jimtown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Jimtown quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
191 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Jimtown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,819 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 19 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 | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 58 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | ALEXANDER VALLEY RD HEAL |
| 5 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PASSALAQUA |
| 5 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ACADEMY |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | 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 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | LYTTON |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | DOWNSTRIKE(GEYSERS) |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RATTLESNAKE 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Jimtown: 10 producers, 5 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 2 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Stone, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Rock Co. | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Derrick Tin Prospect | Tin | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Limestone | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Wheeler Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Joyce Prospect | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Maricoma Quicksilver Mine | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Mericoma | Mercury | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Old Chapman | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Alexander Valley Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jimtown in 11 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 6 flood, 4 debris flow, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2014 | Flood | Jimtown | $5,000 | The Russian River flooded and resulted in closure of CA-128 between Canyon Road and Alexander Valley Road including Geyserville. |
| December 2024 | Flood | Jimtown | - | Mudslide and small rocks in lanes of State Route 128 at Maacama Ridge Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jimtown | - | Mesonet station (PG&E) reported gusts near Forest Lake. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Jimtown | - | Water and flooding across Chalk Hill Road due to clogged drain. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Jimtown | - | Alexander Rd flooded near Soda Rock Ln, road closed. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Jimtown | - | Rockslide on SR-128 east of Chalk Hill Rd. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Jimtown | - | CHP reporting a vehicle stuck in high spot between flooded areas on Alexander Valley Rd. |
| December 2019 | Debris Flow | Jimtown | - | Rock slide blocking both lanes at 2364 Geysers Rd. |
| December 2019 | Debris Flow | Jimtown | - | Rock blocking westbound lane of 128. |
| February 2017 | Debris Flow | Jimtown | - | Mud slide blocking EB lane Chalk Hill Rd/SR128. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Jimtown | - | Russian River flooding into Alexander Valley Rd/w Soda Rock ln. Water is six inches deep on roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lytton | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Del Rio Woods | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Simi | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Nervo | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Camp Rose | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Chiquita | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Healdsburg | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Bailhache | 4.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 226245. 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.











