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Ramal, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sonoma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95476. The Survey maps it on the Sears Point quadrangle.

Ramal within Sonoma County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ramal, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Ramal, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 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

165 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Ramal between 1992 and 2020, burning about 283 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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/undetermined70
Equipment and vehicle use63
Debris and open burning13
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking6
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acrePixley National Wildlife RefugeSOSCOL
7 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
6 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitISLAND
30 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPAGH
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHENRY
3 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Ramal: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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
Fairville QuarryStoneProducer
Sonoma Rock QuarryStoneProducer
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sartori RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed QuarrySand 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
Wingo1.9 miles25
Shellville Colony1.9 miles25
McGill2.7 miles25
Schellville2.9 miles25
Embarcadero3.2 miles25
Big Bend3.7 miles25
Fairville4.0 miles25
Vineburg4.2 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659461. 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.