Niles District, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Fremont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94536. It lies near Niles Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Niles quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Niles District
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
California Nursery Co. Guest Houselisted 1971 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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.
- 1906 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1941 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Niles quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Niles quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
417 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 417 fires within 5 miles of Niles District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,356 acres in total. None started naturally. 41 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 | 283 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | 84 |
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | WINERY |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | PIONEER |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | PG&E #3 |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 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
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Niles District: 21 producers, 20 past producers, 7 occurrences. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interpace | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin, Silica | Producer | ||
| Oliver Salt | Salt | Producer | ||
| Durham Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Bellini Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dumbarton Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mission Pass Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Niles Canyon Road Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Niles District in 1 storm report in 1998: 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1998 | Flash Flood | Niles District | - | Alameda Creek |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niles Junction | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Shinn | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Eberly | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Merienda (historical) | 1.0 miles | 26 | |
| Dresser | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Pabrico | 1.5 miles | 37 | |
| Centerville District | 2.0 miles | 26 | |
| Farwell | 2.2 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659230. 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.











