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Mendoza, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Live Oak census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95953. The Survey maps it on the Sutter quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mendoza within Sutter County

Then and now

1888 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mendoza (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Mendoza (historical), surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 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

125 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Mendoza (historical) between 2003 and 2020, burning about 204 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined80
Debris and open burning18
Equipment and vehicle use12
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism1
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
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer Unitnot named
3 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitHWY 70 / BOYER RD
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
27 September 2011Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitHWY 70 MARYSVILLE_FD
27 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer Unitnot named
26 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitSILVA FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sutter County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mendoza (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Meyer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Sutter 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
Stafford (historical)0.6 miles23
Sunset1.2 miles22
Encinal1.3 miles23
Lomo1.4 miles23
Bihlman (historical)2.1 miles22
Sanders2.2 miles23
Sullivan2.6 miles23
Live Oak2.9 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1703399. 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.