Montezuma, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Rio Vista census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94512. It stands on Rack Creek. The Survey maps it on the Antioch North quadrangle.
Then and now
1907 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 86 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
12 surveys from 30 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.
- 1907 USGS Antioch quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Antioch quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1918 USGS Collinsville quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Antioch quadrangle1:50000
- 1953 USGS Antioch North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Antioch North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1993 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Montezuma between 2005 and 2020, burning about 81 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 13 September 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Montezuma: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Calcium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerico Plant | Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton | 1.1 miles | 29 | |
| Collinsville | 1.5 miles | 30 | |
| Molena | 2.4 miles | 31 | |
| Spoonbill | 2.6 miles | 29 | |
| Birds Landing | 2.9 miles | 28 | |
| Chipps | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Meins Landing | 3.9 miles | 31 | |
| Toland Landing | 6.4 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252798. 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.











