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Mallard, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Fremont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94539. It stands on Mission Creek. The Survey maps it on the Niles quadrangle. It stands 52 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mallard within Alameda County

Then and now

1906 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mallard (historical), surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Mallard (historical), surveyed 1906

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 26 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

407 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 407 fires within 5 miles of Mallard (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,427 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 44 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/undetermined271
Equipment and vehicle use47
Arson/incendiarism44
Smoking18
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Recreation and ceremony7
Debris and open burning4
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2005Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unit84
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.1 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSHERIDAN
6 September 2010Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPG&E #3
4 September 2003Natural27 acresSanta Clara UnitMISSION PEAK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Alameda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 51 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Mallard (historical): 23 past producers, 23 producers, 5 occurrences. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BartlettManganesePast Producer
Mission Lime Marl DepositLimestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Mission Lime Marl DepositCalciumPast Producer
Leslie Salt CoSaltProducer
Newark Evaporation PondsSaltProducer
Durham PitStoneProducer
UnknownStoneOccurrenceGravel
Unnamed LocationStoneOccurrence
Bellini QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dumbarton MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Alameda 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
Fremont1.7 miles26
Irvington District1.8 miles26
Shinn2.0 miles26
Mission San Jose District2.1 miles26
Niles Junction2.2 miles26
Centerville District2.3 miles26
Snoboy2.5 miles26
Niles District2.5 miles26

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q6744082The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670325. 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.