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Los Trancos Woods, California

52 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the San Mateo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94028. It lies near Coal Mine Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Mindego Hill quadrangle.

Los Trancos Woods within San Mateo County

Then and now

1897 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Los Trancos Woods, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Los Trancos Woods, surveyed 1897

Compare 1897 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

22 surveys from 52 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

137 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Los Trancos Woods between 1992 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined69
Equipment and vehicle use38
Arson/incendiarism10
Debris and open burning6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2

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 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitDEVILS
6 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitALPINE
4 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitALPINE
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionNB HWY 280 / SAND HILL R
3 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitRAPLEY
29 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unitnot named
28 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitPLAYBOWL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Los Trancos Woods: 12 producers, 6 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 prospects. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Calcium. 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
J. M. MacdonoughGold, Lead, SilverUnknown
J.M. Macdonough RanchGold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerGold
BondCalciumProspect
WinshipCalciumProspect
Adobe Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Adobe Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Langley Hill QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Patton MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Patton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sondgrath Bros.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in San Mateo 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
Vista Verde0.9 miles52
Portola Valley3.1 miles51
Westridge3.1 miles51
Ladera3.5 miles51
Woodside Highlands3.8 miles51
Sky Londa4.1 miles37
Searsville (historical)4.4 miles51
La Honda4.5 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659018. 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.