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McGill, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sonoma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95476. It lies near Sonoma Valley. The Survey maps it on the Sears Point quadrangle.

McGill within Sonoma County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The 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 sheet of McGill, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of McGill, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 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

189 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of McGill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,037 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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/undetermined88
Equipment and vehicle use70
Arson/incendiarism8
Debris and open burning7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
6 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Pablo Bay National Wildlife RefugePADDOCK
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHWY 37 / LAKEVILLE HWY
6 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Pablo Bay National Wildlife RefugeLKV ASSIST
30 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPAGH
3 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
28 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitLAKEVILLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of McGill: 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony. 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
Cannon LaneAntimonyPast Producer
Cannon LaneSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Cannon QuarryStoneProducer
Cannon QuarryStonePast Producer
Fairville QuarryStoneProducer
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sartori RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sonoma Rock QuarryStoneProducer

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
Wingo0.9 miles25
Fairville1.5 miles25
Ramal2.7 miles25
Big Bend2.9 miles25
Embarcadero2.9 miles25
Schellville3.3 miles25
Shellville Colony3.3 miles25
Sears Point3.3 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252734. 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.