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Las Lomas, California

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95421. It lies near Red Hill. The Survey maps it on the Tombs Creek quadrangle.

Las Lomas within Sonoma County

Then and now

1921 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Las Lomas, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Las Lomas, surveyed 1921

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 14 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

32 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Las Lomas between 1993 and 2020, burning about 55,255 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use8
Natural4
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
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
5 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.2 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSTEWARTS
30 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitLIBERTY
30 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitDUTCHER
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictSTEWARTS POINT
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSKAGGS
13 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHEDGEPETH
9 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSTEWARTS
9 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionOLD SKAGGS SPRINGS RD / S

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Las Lomas: 5 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Magnesite, Copper, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Ruthenium. 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
GrizzlyCopperUnknown
HealdsburgCalciumUnknown
LatonChromium, IronPast Producer1916
Laton MineChromium, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, RutheniumPast Producer1915, 1916, 1944
Red SideMagnesiteUnknown
Sonoma MagnesiteMagnesiteUnknown
LaytonChromiumUnknown
Unnamed LocationChromiumOccurrence

Every working 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
Dorr Place4.5 miles18
Goat Rock6.6 miles18
Truth Home6.7 miles18
Venado8.4 miles18
Cozzens Corner9.9 miles23
Cazadero10.3 miles18
Seaview10.3 miles18
Toners Place10.4 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658945. 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.