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Omus, California

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Cloverdale-Geyserville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95441. It stands on Gill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Geyserville quadrangle.

Omus within Sonoma County

Then and now

1920 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Omus, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Omus, surveyed 1920

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

185 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Omus between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,001 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined83
Equipment and vehicle use47
Debris and open burning29
Arson/incendiarism14
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking3
Natural2
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitDUTCHER
7 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionDUTCHER
7 September 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCANYON
6 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitDRY CREEK
5 September 2005Natural3.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitDUTCHER
30 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPOCKET
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitLYTTON
28 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitDUTCHER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Omus: 9 producers, 3 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Chromium, Chromium, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Barnes MineChromium, IronPast Producer1884
Black RanchCalciumUnknown
Unnamed ProspectMercuryOccurrence
Baby JackCopperUnknown
Barnes MineChromiumPast Producer1880, 1884, 1918
Healdsburg LodeCopperUnknown
Unnamed ProspectChromiumOccurrence
Alexander Valley BarsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Drake BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gauer BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Sonoma County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Geyserville1.2 miles23
Chianti1.7 miles23
Cozzens Corner2.1 miles23
Nervo3.0 miles23
Asti4.1 miles22
Lytton4.9 miles22
Simi6.0 miles22
Chiquita6.3 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659306. 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.