Madrone, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sonoma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95476. It stands on Wilson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glen Ellen quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1916 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 67 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Madrone
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.
Sonoma State Home-Main Buildinglisted 2000 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1916 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Glen Ellen quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:62500, 2 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
319 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Madrone (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 351 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 | 120 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 118 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CAVEDALE |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ARNOLD |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HAWKS |
| 8 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SHERMAN |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | GROVE |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BARCELONA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Madrone (historical): 19 past producers, 13 producers, 4 prospects, 3 unknowns. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Valley of the Moon | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Nuns Canyon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Perlite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Perlite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Valley of the Moon | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Reltane Deposit | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yulupa (historical) | 0.1 miles | 22 | |
| Eldridge | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Agua Caliente | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Fetters Hot Springs | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Glen Ellen | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Sonoma Vista | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Boyes Hot Springs | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Mission Highlands | 2.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701276. 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.









