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Monticello, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Lake Berryessa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94558. It lies near Oil Well Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Lake Berryessa quadrangle. It stands 443 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Monticello within Napa County

Then and now

1924 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Monticello (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Monticello (historical), surveyed 1924

Compare 1924 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 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

84 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Monticello (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,996 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined37
Equipment and vehicle use17
Recreation and ceremony9
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning5
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2

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
8 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBERRYESSA
8 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitMARINA
28 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitRANCHO MONTICELLO RESORT
26 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitOAK
24 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictOAK
21 September 2003Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresNorthern California DistrictOAK 2
21 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthern California DistrictRANCHO
21 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHUNTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Napa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Monticello (historical): 8 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Chromium, Mercury, 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
Oakley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownMercuryOccurrence
Unnamed LocationMercuryProspect
Blue JayChromiumOccurrence
Samuel Springs ClaimsChromiumOccurrenceChromite
UnknownChromiumOccurrenceChromite
White AngelChromiumOccurrence
Berthenia MineMagnesiteOccurrence
Priest MineMagnesiteOccurrenceMagnesite
Priest MineMagnesiteProspect

Every working recorded in Napa 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
Spanish Flat3.1 miles20
Spanish Flat Resort4.0 miles20
Berryessa Highlands4.5 miles20
Steel Canyon Resort4.8 miles20
Redbud Park (historical)5.5 miles20
Walter Springs9.6 miles20
Atlas10.5 miles25
Pope Valley12.0 miles21

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.

Wikipedia article on Monticello (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q9299685The 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 1670451. 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.