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Montclair, California

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Oakland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94611. It lies near Shepherd Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Oakland East quadrangle.

Montclair within Alameda County

Then and now

1897 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Montclair, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Montclair, surveyed 1897

Topographic sheets covering this place

20 surveys from 42 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

289 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of Montclair between 1992 and 2020, burning about 440 acres in total. None started naturally. 30 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/undetermined199
Arson/incendiarism30
Equipment and vehicle use20
Smoking13
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Debris and open burning10
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks1

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 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
9 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitSMALL
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unitnot named
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Alameda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Montclair: 15 past producers, 8 producers, 6 occurrences, 3 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur. 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
AlumSulfur, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Berkeley HillsSulfur-Pyrite, Copper, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Pyrite
Kaiser Industries CorpClayProducer
LeonaSulfur, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Leona HeightsCopper, Gold, ZincPast Producer1891
Unnamed LocationCalciumProspect
AlmaSulfur-Pyrite, Copper, SilverOccurrence1892
AlmaCopper, SulfurPast ProducerBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
AlumSulfur-Pyrite, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Berkeley HillsLeadUnknown

Every working recorded in Alameda 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
Piedmont1.3 miles42
Crocker Highlands1.6 miles42
Trestle Glen1.9 miles42
Dimond District2.0 miles42
Rockridge2.1 miles42
Canyon2.3 miles42
Grand Lake2.4 miles42
Highland Park2.6 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2123544. 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.