Mobilodge of Milpitas, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the San Jose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95035. It stands on Calera Creek. The Survey maps it on the Milpitas quadrangle.
Then and now
1889 to 1978The 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 sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 29 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.
- 1889 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Milpitas quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Milpitas quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1961 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Mobilodge of Milpitas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 737 acres in total. None 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 | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | MISSON |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | SIERRA |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Mobilodge of Milpitas: 6 producers, 4 unknowns, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roggasch Bros. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Serpa Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Calaveras Road Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Scott Creek Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Stevens Creek Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Buena Vista Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Calaveras Quarry | Stone | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milpitas | 1.7 miles | 29 | |
| Alviso | 3.8 miles | 29 | |
| Wayne | 4.7 miles | 29 | |
| Agnew | 4.7 miles | 29 | |
| Berryessa | 5.4 miles | 32 | |
| South Shore Port | 7.1 miles | 52 | |
| Heinlenville (historical) | 7.1 miles | 28 | |
| East Foothills | 7.1 miles | 32 |
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 Q122592557 | 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 1828598. 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.












