Oasis, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hopland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95449. It stands on McDowell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hopland quadrangle. It stands 1,929 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1938 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 43 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
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1938 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Point Arena quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Oasis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 604 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CREEKSIDE |
| 30 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Northern California District | OASIS |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | HWY 101 MP 007.25 HOPLAND |
| 28 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HIGHLAND |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | QUARRY |
| 22 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | JONES |
| 22 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LNU SCOTTS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Oasis: 6 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Platinum, Stone, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopland Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hopland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mendocino Mining & Milling Co. Inc. | Gold, Platinum, Mercury | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mendocino Mining & Milling Co Inc | Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Overlook | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacomis Indian Rancheria | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Pieta | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Dawes | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Old Hopland | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hopland | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Duncan Springs | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Rankin (historical) | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Largo | 7.2 miles | 17 |
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 Q7074386 | 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 1653081. 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.










