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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.

Jimtown within Sonoma County

Then and now

1920 to 1993

The 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 sheet of Jimtown, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Jimtown, surveyed 1920

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 22 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

191 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined80
Equipment and vehicle use58
Arson/incendiarism19
Debris and open burning15
Natural7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionALEXANDER VALLEY RD HEAL
5 September 2004Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPASSALAQUA
5 September 1993Smokingunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitACADEMY
4 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitLYTTON
3 September 2003Natural2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitDOWNSTRIKE(GEYSERS)
3 September 2003Natural2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitRATTLESNAKE 2

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 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Basalt Rock Co.StoneUnknown
Derrick Tin ProspectTinUnknown
Unnamed LimestoneCalciumPast Producer
Unnamed LocationChromiumOccurrence
Wheeler ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Joyce ProspectMercuryUnknown
Maricoma Quicksilver MineMercuryUnknown
MericomaMercuryPast Producer1903
Old ChapmanMercuryOccurrence
Alexander Valley BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Sonoma County

Storms near this place

11 since 2014

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2014FloodJimtown$5,000The Russian River flooded and resulted in closure of CA-128 between Canyon Road and Alexander Valley Road including Geyserville.
December 2024FloodJimtown-Mudslide and small rocks in lanes of State Route 128 at Maacama Ridge Road.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindJimtown-Mesonet station (PG&E) reported gusts near Forest Lake.
January 2019FloodJimtown-Water and flooding across Chalk Hill Road due to clogged drain.
February 2019FloodJimtown-Alexander Rd flooded near Soda Rock Ln, road closed.
February 2019Debris FlowJimtown-Rockslide on SR-128 east of Chalk Hill Rd.
February 2019FloodJimtown-CHP reporting a vehicle stuck in high spot between flooded areas on Alexander Valley Rd.
December 2019Debris FlowJimtown-Rock slide blocking both lanes at 2364 Geysers Rd.
December 2019Debris FlowJimtown-Rock blocking westbound lane of 128.
February 2017Debris FlowJimtown-Mud slide blocking EB lane Chalk Hill Rd/SR128.
February 2017FloodJimtown-Russian River flooding into Alexander Valley Rd/w Soda Rock ln. Water is six inches deep on roadway.

Every storm 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
Lytton2.8 miles22
Del Rio Woods3.2 miles22
Simi3.4 miles22
Nervo3.5 miles23
Camp Rose3.6 miles22
Chiquita3.6 miles22
Healdsburg4.7 miles22
Bailhache4.7 miles22

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.