Lonoke, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the South Santa Clara Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95020. It stands on West Branch Llagas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gilroy quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 61 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 24 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.
- 1917 USGS Morgan Hill quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Morgan Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Morgan Hill quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Gilroy quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Gilroy quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
807 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 807 fires within 5 miles of Lonoke between 1992 and 2020, burning about 38,764 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 62 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 | 383 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 250 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Smoking | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | ELAM |
| 9 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Santa Clara Unit | CHILDERS |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | MASTEN #13 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | HOWLSCLAW |
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | KERN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Lonoke: 8 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howson Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Rianda | Mercury | Past Producer | Cinnabar | |
| Rianda | Mercury | Past Producer | ||
| Blenda | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brem Brs. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Howson Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilroy | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Rucker | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Old Gilroy | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Carnadero | 3.9 miles | 29 | |
| San Martin | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Nema (historical) | 4.7 miles | 29 | |
| Plantel (historical) | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| Miller | 5.1 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659005. 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.









