Manzana, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95472. It stands on Atascadero Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sebastopol quadrangle.
Then and now
1935 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Manzana
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.
Hicks Houselisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1935 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:62500
- 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
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Manzana between 1992 and 2020, burning about 142 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 19 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 | 83 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MARTINELLI RD / RIVER RD |
| 7 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WESTSIDE |
| 7 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | EASTSIDE |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BODEGA |
| 6 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | GRATON |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | GREEN #3 |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WHITEMAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Manzana: 12 unknowns, 9 occurrences, 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Rock Pit and Mill | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Garnet | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Wall Tract | Copper, Mercury | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Burl Howell Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Canyon Rock Pit and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Absco Paving Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mark West Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mirabel Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Archer | Copper | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manzana in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2019: 5 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | Flood | Manzana | $4,000 | A motorist decided to drive around barriers stating the road was flooded and ended up submerged up to his door handles. Atascadero Creek was running three feet deep across Green Valley Road in Graton when the driver decided to attempt to cross the creek. Other commonly flooded roads in Sonoma County remained closed. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Manzana | - | Vehicle stuck in water at Green Valley Rd and Sullivan Rd. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Manzana | - | Large mud slide blocking westbound lane near SR 116 and Green Valley Rd. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Manzana | - | CHP reporting water across all lanes near Frei Rd and Guerneville Rd. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Manzana | - | Roadway flooding reported at Green Valley Road and SR-116. |
| March 2017 | Flood | Manzana | - | Roadway flooding at Green Valley Rd near Sullivan Rd. |
| December 2016 | Flash Flood | Manzana | - | Flash flooding on Green Valley Road near Graton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams (historical) | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Sousa Corners | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Graton | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lacresta (historical) | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Hopyard (historical) | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Ross | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Barlow | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Harbine (historical) | 1.6 miles | 20 |
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 Q122595544 | 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 1659049. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









