Newsom Springs, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Arroyo Grande census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93420. It lies near Newsom Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Oceano quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 84 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.
- 1897 USGS Arroyo Grande quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1900 USGS San Luis quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Arroyo Grande quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Arroyo Grande quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Oceano quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Oceano quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS San Luis Obispo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
410 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 410 fires within 5 miles of Newsom Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,805 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 20 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 | 192 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 112 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | OCEANO DUNES STATE PA 125 |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | EWING |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | BIDDLE COUNTY PARK SLO_CO |
| 6 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | LOS BERROS RD / POMEROY R |
| 5 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | SLU 2313 |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Luis Obispo Unit | EMS3CDF/ |
| 4 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Luis Obispo Unit | TIFFANY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Newsom Springs: 8 past producers, 6 occurrences, 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Uranium, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande Creek Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Caen Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Newsome Marl Deposit | Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Steele Ranch Deposit | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Steele Ranch Magnesite | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Los Berros Canyon | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Owen Group | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Caen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande | 2.4 miles | 30 | |
| Arroyo Trailer Park | 2.5 miles | 30 | |
| Grande Mobile Manor Mobile Home Park | 2.6 miles | 30 | |
| Ken Mar Gardens Mobile Home Park | 2.6 miles | 30 | |
| Oaks | 2.6 miles | 30 | |
| Halcyon | 3.0 miles | 30 | |
| Los Berros | 3.0 miles | 30 | |
| Fairoaks | 3.0 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670669. 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.











