Ozol, California
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Central Contra Costa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94553. It lies near Little Bull Valley. The Survey maps it on the Benicia quadrangle. It stands 7 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1896 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 36 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.
- 1896 USGS Carquinez Strait quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Karquines quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Carquinez quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1901 USGS Karquines quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Napa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1940 USGS Carquinez Strait quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Carquinez quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Benicia quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Benicia quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Benicia quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
389 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 389 fires within 5 miles of Ozol between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,188 acres in total. None started naturally. 61 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 | 181 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | ALHAMBRA VALLEY RD BRION |
| 9 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | FOUR |
| 7 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | PG&E ALHAMBRA |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 acres | Santa Clara Unit | BRICKYARD |
| 6 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Ozol: 4 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Main Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Martinez | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Mcnears | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Port Costa Shale Quarrys | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Franklin | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Martinez | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mcnears | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Port Costa Clay Products Co. | Stone | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ozol in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 1 debris flow, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Flood | Ozol | $10 | The southbound lane of McEwen Road just south of California Highway 4 was completely blocked due to mud, dirt, and rock. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Ozol | - | SB 4 McEwen Rd on ramp, side of hillside slid down and is blocking roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez | 1.6 miles | 36 | |
| Port Costa | 1.7 miles | 36 | |
| Glen Frazer | 2.0 miles | 41 | |
| Mococo | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Mountain View | 2.7 miles | 34 | |
| Eckley | 2.8 miles | 36 | |
| Christie | 2.8 miles | 36 | |
| Muir | 3.0 miles | 41 |
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 Q7116604 | 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 1659327. 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.















