Mankas Corner, California
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Fairfield-Suisun City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94534. It stands on Gordon Valley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fairfield North quadrangle. It stands 128 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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.
- 1902 USGS Napa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1921 USGS Mt. Vaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Mt. Vaca quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Fairfield North quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Mt. Vaca 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
158 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Mankas Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,252 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 | 69 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 66 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CATTLE |
| 4 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ROCKVILLE PARK |
| 28 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | STONEFIELD 3 |
| 26 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | GORDON VALLEY RD GORDON_ |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | TWIN |
| 23 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BLUE |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mankas Corner: 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Tolenas Springs | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Cordelia Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Nelson Hill Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willota | 2.9 miles | 34 | |
| Rockville | 3.0 miles | 34 | |
| Suval | 3.1 miles | 34 | |
| Clima | 3.2 miles | 34 | |
| Chadbourne | 3.2 miles | 34 | |
| Danielson | 3.3 miles | 34 | |
| Russell | 3.3 miles | 34 | |
| Green Valley | 3.7 miles | 25 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Mankas Corner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14683252 | The 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 228016. 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.










