Mococo, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Central Contra Costa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94553. It stands on Arroyo del Hambre. The Survey maps it on the Vine Hill quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 34 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.
- 1896 USGS Carquinez Strait quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Karquines quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Carquinez quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1901 USGS Karquines quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Napa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1940 USGS Carquinez Strait quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Carquinez quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Port Chicago quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Port Chicago quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Vine Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Port Chicago quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
386 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 386 fires within 5 miles of Mococo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,090 acres in total. None started naturally. 63 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 | 166 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Smoking | 44 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | ALHAMBRA VALLEY RD BRION |
| 9 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | FOUR |
| 7 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 acres | Santa Clara Unit | BRICKYARD |
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Mococo: 7 occurrences, 3 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Martinez | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Mcnears | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Main Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Port Costa Shale Quarrys | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Christen | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Christen | Stone | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez | 1.0 miles | 36 | |
| Mountain View | 1.2 miles | 34 | |
| Vine Hill | 1.6 miles | 34 | |
| Avon | 2.2 miles | 34 | |
| Ozol | 2.5 miles | 36 | |
| Muir | 2.5 miles | 41 | |
| Maltby | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Glen Frazer | 3.1 miles | 41 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659151. 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.
















