Neponset, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Seaside-Monterey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93908. The Survey maps it on the Marina quadrangle. It stands 23 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
20 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Neponset between 1993 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 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 |
| 6 July 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.1 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | not named |
| 27 June 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Neponset: 4 prospects, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Seaside Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Seaside Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashua | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Castroville | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Marina | 3.2 miles | 30 | |
| Cooper | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Blanco | 4.1 miles | 27 | |
| Moss | 4.8 miles | 26 | |
| Oak Hills | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| Moss Landing | 5.2 miles | 26 |
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 Neponset | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6995304 | 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 1659209. 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.











