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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.

Lonoke within Santa Clara County

Then and now

1917 to 1978

The 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 sheet of Lonoke, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Lonoke, surveyed 1917

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

807 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined383
Equipment and vehicle use250
Arson/incendiarism62
Smoking35
Debris and open burning29
Misuse of fire by a minor25
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Recreation and ceremony9
Natural2

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 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSanta Clara UnitELAM
9 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSanta Clara UnitCHILDERS
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSanta Clara UnitMASTEN #13
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreSanta Clara UnitHOWLSCLAW
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresSanta Clara UnitKERN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Howson PitStone, DimensionUnknown
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
RiandaMercuryPast ProducerCinnabar
RiandaMercuryPast Producer
BlendaSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Brem Brs.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Howson MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Santa Clara 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
Gilroy1.5 miles24
Rucker2.1 miles24
Old Gilroy3.3 miles29
Carnadero3.9 miles29
San Martin4.4 miles24
Nema (historical)4.7 miles29
Plantel (historical)4.8 miles29
Miller5.1 miles29

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.