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Liwaito, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Winters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95694. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winters quadrangle. It stands 135 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.

Liwaito within Yolo County

Then and now

1907 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Liwaito (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Liwaito (historical), surveyed 1907

On record in Liwaito

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 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

144 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Liwaito (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,465 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined79
Equipment and vehicle use32
Debris and open burning14
Arson/incendiarism8
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking2
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBERRYESSA 2
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use75 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPLEASANTS
8 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitLAMB
29 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa Unit292
27 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHWY 128 VACAVILLE
27 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.5 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPLEASANTS
26 September 1993Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCHAMBERS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yolo County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Liwaito (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Platinum. 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
Putah CreekGold, PlatinumPast ProducerStream Placer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Putah Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Valley Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Yolo 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
Winters0.2 miles23
El Rio Villa1.7 miles23
Norton4.4 miles23
Arroz6.8 miles23
Citrona7.7 miles22
Cottonwood9.4 miles22
Plainfield10.4 miles24
Madison10.8 miles22

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 Liwaito (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6659914The 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 1703175. 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.