Nashua, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Castroville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93908. The Survey maps it on the Marina quadrangle. It stands 13 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1913 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1913 against another survey:
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.
- 1913 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1941 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Marina quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Marina quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
43 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Nashua between 1993 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CABEU0003587 |
| 8 August 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | MARIN |
| 7 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 31 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CASTROVILLE 2 |
| 28 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | HWY 68 #6 |
| 27 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 26 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | MERIDIAN |
| 24 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | ELISBERRY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Nashua: 5 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 plants, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Chromium, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arca Roofing Tile Plant | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Moss Landing Brick Plant | Magnesite | Plant | ||
| Moss Landing Magnesia Plant | Chromium, Magnesite | Plant | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lapis #110 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Monterey Sand Co Marina | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Monterey Sand Co.-Marina | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Cement,Aggregates Inc-Lapiz | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Seaforth Corporation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Seaforth Corporation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nashua in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2011 | Heavy Rain | Nashua | $4,000 | A large tree fell on an occupied vehicle causing the closure of State Route 183 in the Monterey Area at approximately 9:21 p.m. PST. The roadway was reopened at 10:57 p.m. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neponset | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Castroville | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| Cooper | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Oak Hills | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Moss | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| Marina | 4.4 miles | 30 | |
| Moss Landing | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Blanco | 4.5 miles | 27 |
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 Q6966897 | 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 229418. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











