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.
Then and now
1907 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1907 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1907 USGS Tesla quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Altamont quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Tesla quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Mendenhall Springs quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Mendenhall Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | DEL VALLE #3 |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | W CORRAL HOLLOW RD / TESL |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | TOMMY |
| 29 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | GREENRIDGE #3 |
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | DEL VALLE |
| 26 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 acres | Santa Clara Unit | RICHARDSON |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | 12 acres | Santa Clara Unit | LIGHTING #3 |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 88 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beraudiere Mine | Manganese, Silica, Zeolites, Iron | Past Producer | 1884, 1885 | |
| Mendenhall No. 1 | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1882, 1885 | |
| Newman | Silica, Manganese | Producer | 1880 | |
| Newman Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1882, 1885 | |
| Tesla Sand and Clay Co. | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Quartz | Prospect | Sand | |
| Unnamed Location | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Ryan Ranch | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulmar | 8.7 miles | 26 | |
| Trevarno | 8.8 miles | 26 | |
| Livermore | 9.1 miles | 27 | |
| Greenville (historical) | 9.5 miles | 26 | |
| Midway | 9.9 miles | 25 | |
| Altamont | 10.8 miles | 26 | |
| East Pleasanton | 11.3 miles | 27 | |
| Elliot (historical) | 11.7 miles | 27 |
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 Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6816602 | 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 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.









