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Pueblo de Figueroa, California

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1974. It stands in the Santa Cruz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95060. It stands on Carbonera Creek. The Survey maps it on the Santa Cruz quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Pueblo de Figueroa within Santa Cruz County

Then and now

1948 to 1974

The same ground, surveyed 26 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Pueblo de Figueroa (historical), surveyed 1974
Topographic sheet of Pueblo de Figueroa (historical), surveyed 1948

On record in Pueblo de Figueroa

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 12 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

474 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 474 fires within 5 miles of Pueblo de Figueroa (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 185 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 64 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/undetermined233
Equipment and vehicle use68
Arson/incendiarism64
Recreation and ceremony32
Smoking31
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Debris and open burning17
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Other causes2
Natural1
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/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
9 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitP.G.&E.#14
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitOAK
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCREEK DR FELTON
4 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitEMPIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Cruz County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Pueblo de Figueroa (historical): 13 past producers, 6 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Clay, Gold. 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
Henry Cowell Lime & Cement CoLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Pacific Cement and Aggregate CoSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed LocationLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Bachellor Ranch QuarryGraniteOccurrence
Decomposed Granite PitGraniteOccurrence
QuarryGraniteOccurrence
Stribling MineGoldUnknown
Twin Lakes BeachGoldProducer
Twin Lakes BeachGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Santa Cruz 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
Santa Cruz0.3 miles16
Allegro Heights0.6 miles16
Seabright1.5 miles16
Pasatiempo1.8 miles32
Twin Lakes1.9 miles24
Rapetti (historical)2.2 miles16
Beulah Park2.3 miles32
Paradise Park2.3 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1872917. 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.