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Mendenhall Springs, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Livermore-Pleasanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94550. The Survey maps it on the Mendenhall Springs quadrangle. It stands 1,818 feet above sea level.

Mendenhall Springs within Alameda County

Then and now

1907 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mendenhall Springs, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Mendenhall Springs, surveyed 1907

Compare 1907 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 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

111 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Mendenhall Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,936 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined56
Equipment and vehicle use36
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Debris and open burning2
Smoking1
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 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Clara UnitDEL VALLE #3
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresSanta Clara UnitW CORRAL HOLLOW RD / TESL
5 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSanta Clara UnitTOMMY
29 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitGREENRIDGE #3
27 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitDEL VALLE
26 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined29 acresSanta Clara UnitRICHARDSON
25 September 2001Natural12 acresSanta Clara UnitLIGHTING #3

Every fire recorded in Alameda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 88 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 88 workings within 5 miles of Mendenhall Springs: 25 occurrences, 23 producers, 21 past producers, 19 prospects. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Chromium, Magnesite, Manganese, Silica. 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
Beraudiere MineManganese, Silica, Zeolites, IronPast Producer1884, 1885
Mendenhall No. 1Iron, ChromiumPast Producer1882, 1885
NewmanSilica, ManganeseProducer1880
Newman MineChromium, IronPast Producer1882, 1885
Tesla Sand and Clay Co.Clay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
UnknownQuartzProspectSand
Unnamed LocationSilicaProspect
Unnamed LocationGemstoneOccurrence
Unnamed LocationSulfurOccurrence
Ryan RanchClayPast ProducerSedimentary

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
Ulmar8.7 miles26
Trevarno8.8 miles26
Livermore9.1 miles27
Greenville (historical)9.5 miles26
Midway9.9 miles25
Altamont10.8 miles26
East Pleasanton11.3 miles27
Elliot (historical)11.7 miles27

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 Mendenhall SpringsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6816602The 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 1670327. 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.