Lucas Valley, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the San Rafael census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94903. It lies near Gallinas Valley. The Survey maps it on the Novato quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Lucas Valley
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.
Dixie Schoolhouselisted 1972 · 0.7 miles away
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.
- 1914 USGS Petaluma quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Petaluma quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Novato quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Petaluma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
133 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Lucas Valley between 2005 and 2020, burning about 262 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 88 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Lucas Valley: 6 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maillard Ranch | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Patent Brick Company | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Forbes Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Hotaling | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Hotaling | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Mount Tamalpais Cemetery Quarry | Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Highway 20 Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Knutte | Manganese | Producer | Psilomelane |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Gallinas | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Saint Vincent | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Marinwood | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Terra Lindo | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Terra Linda | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Gallinas | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Miller (historical) | 1.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1800756. 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.









