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Mishopshnow, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Carpinteria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93013. It stands on Carpinteria Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carpinteria quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mishopshnow within Santa Barbara County

Then and now

1944 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 51 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mishopshnow (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Mishopshnow (historical), surveyed 1944

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 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

16 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Mishopshnow (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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
6 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresLos Padres National ForestCRAVENS
3 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
2 July 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
16 July 2009Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreLos Padres National ForestTORO
12 July 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLos Padres National ForestESPERANZA
2 June 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresLos Padres National ForestLILLINGTON
16 June 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 May 2004Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreLos Padres National ForestCRAVEN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Barbara 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 Mishopshnow (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Santa Barbara 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
Carpinteria0.5 miles25
Sandyland Cove0.6 miles25
Old Town1.0 miles25
Franciscan Village1.4 miles25
Sandyland1.6 miles25
Serena2.3 miles25
Toro Canyon3.1 miles25
Serena Park3.3 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1816964. 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.