Meinert, California
42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Central Contra Costa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94518. It lies near Ygnacio Valley. The Survey maps it on the Walnut Creek quadrangle. It stands 72 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1897 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 98 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
21 surveys from 42 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.
- 1897 USGS Concord quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1915 USGS Concord quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Concord quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Concord quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Walnut Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Walnut Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Concord quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Walnut Creek quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1960 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Walnut Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Walnut Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
477 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 477 fires within 5 miles of Meinert between 1992 and 2020, burning about 755 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 78 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 | 180 |
| Smoking | 79 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 66 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 acres | Santa Clara Unit | 3-JUN |
| 8 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MITCHELL |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Meinert: 13 past producers, 12 occurrences, 7 producers, 6 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Point | Copper, Mercury | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Clark & Sons | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Cowell | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Cowell Silver Sand Co., Laws | Silica | Producer | Sand | |
| Mount Zion Chrome | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Mount. Zion Copper Co. Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mt. Diablo Lime Marl Co. | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Silver Mine | Copper, Manganese, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Arroyo Del Carro Prospect | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Arroyo Del Cerro Prospects | Asbestos | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners | 1.1 miles | 42 | |
| Bancroft | 1.3 miles | 42 | |
| Hookston | 1.4 miles | 42 | |
| Las Juntas | 1.7 miles | 42 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 1.8 miles | 42 | |
| Sparkle | 1.9 miles | 42 | |
| Waldon | 1.9 miles | 42 | |
| Contra Costa Centre | 2.0 miles | 42 |
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 Q6810167 | 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 1659100. 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.




















