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.
Then and now
1938 to 1981The 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.


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.
Simon Pinschower Houselisted 1982 · 0.8 miles away
Gould-Shaw Houselisted 1992 · 0.9 miles away
Isaac E. Shaw Buildinglisted 1991 · 1.0 miles away- Cloverdale Railroad Stationlisted 1976 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1938 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cloverdale quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Point Arena quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
261 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 148 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | LILE LN CLOVERDALE |
| 9 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HWY 101 N/ HWY 128 |
| 8 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SHEAR |
| 8 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RIVER |
| 7 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | KELLY |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | NACO FIRE |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CHERRY |
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HIATT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1884 | |
| Barnes Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | 1880, 1884, 1918 | |
| Unnamed Location | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Albertz Ranch Deposit | Magnesite | Unknown | ||
| Brush | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Burgaus Ranch | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Curmings | Magnesite | Unknown | ||
| Melville Ranch | Magnesite | Unknown | ||
| Pattenburg Refractory Magnst. Mine. | Magnesite | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Magnesite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverdale | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Preston | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Alderglen Springs | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Asti | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Chianti | 6.6 miles | 23 | |
| Omus | 8.3 miles | 23 | |
| Cozzens Corner | 8.6 miles | 23 | |
| Black Oaks | 9.4 miles | 18 |
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.










