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Perry, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the San Jose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95037. It lies near San Bruno Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Morgan Hill quadrangle.

Perry within Santa Clara County

Then and now

1917 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Perry, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Perry, surveyed 1917

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 22 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

334 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 334 fires within 5 miles of Perry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,779 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 28 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/undetermined173
Equipment and vehicle use85
Arson/incendiarism28
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Smoking12
Debris and open burning9
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
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
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitBAILEY
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.1 acresSanta Clara UnitCOCHRANE
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresSanta Clara UnitXSC# M190280222
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitLONG VALLEY
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitMALECH
4 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Clara UnitGUZAN FIRE
4 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSanta Clara UnitTREE FIRE
4 September 1992Smoking5.0 acresSanta Clara UnitWINDROW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 46 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Perry: 15 past producers, 12 prospects, 11 occurrences, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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
O'Connell MineChromium, IronPast Producer1953
QuarryCalciumProspect
Laguna Sera RanchCopperOccurrence
Leguna Scca RanchCopperProspect
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGemstoneOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGemstoneOccurrence
O'Connell BrothersMagnesiteUnknown
O:Connell Bros.MagnesiteProducer

Every working recorded in Santa Clara 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
South Coyote1.3 miles22
Coyote2.9 miles22
Madrone2.9 miles22
Morgan Hill4.6 miles22
Pomar (historical)5.5 miles22
Tennant (historical)6.1 miles23
New Almaden6.1 miles22
Mountain Home6.4 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252763. 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.