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Makahmo, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cloverdale-Geyserville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95425. It stands on Big Sulphur Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cloverdale quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Makahmo within Sonoma County

Then and now

1938 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Makahmo (historical), surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Makahmo (historical), surveyed 1938

On record in Makahmo

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 4 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 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

261 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 261 fires within 5 miles of Makahmo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,510 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined148
Equipment and vehicle use52
Debris and open burning27
Arson/incendiarism11
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony2
Firearms and explosives use1
Natural1
Other causes1

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 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitLILE LN CLOVERDALE
9 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHWY 101 N/ HWY 128
8 September 2014Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSHEAR
8 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitRIVER
7 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionKELLY
7 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitNACO FIRE
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCHERRY
5 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHIATT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 37 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Makahmo (historical): 11 producers, 8 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 5 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Manganese, Magnesite. 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
Barnes MineChromium, IronPast Producer1884
Barnes MineChromiumPast Producer1880, 1884, 1918
Unnamed LocationChromiumUnknown
Albertz Ranch DepositMagnesiteUnknown
BrushMagnesiteOccurrence
Burgaus RanchMagnesiteOccurrence
CurmingsMagnesiteUnknown
Melville RanchMagnesiteUnknown
Pattenburg Refractory Magnst. Mine.MagnesiteUnknown
Unnamed LocationMagnesiteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sonoma 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
Cloverdale1.0 miles19
Preston1.3 miles19
Alderglen Springs2.6 miles19
Asti4.3 miles22
Chianti6.6 miles23
Omus8.3 miles23
Cozzens Corner8.6 miles23
Black Oaks9.4 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1799116. 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.