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Rapetti, 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 Moore 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.

Rapetti 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 Rapetti (historical), surveyed 1974
Topographic sheet of Rapetti (historical), surveyed 1948

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

299 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 299 fires within 5 miles of Rapetti (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 38 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/undetermined155
Arson/incendiarism38
Equipment and vehicle use32
Smoking24
Recreation and ceremony24
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Debris and open burning9
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Natural1

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
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 1843
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitEMPIRE
30 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unitnot named
3 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz Unitnot named
29 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitLONESTAR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Cruz 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 Rapetti (historical): 11 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 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
Pacific Cement and Aggregate CoSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Henry Cowell Lime & Cement CoLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Unnamed LocationLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Lone Star Industries Inc.Limestone, General, ClayPast Producer
Neary RanchClayOccurrence
Stribling MineGoldUnknown
Twin Lakes BeachGoldProducer
Twin Lakes BeachGoldPast Producer
Unnamed LocationClayPast Producer
Calplatti QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary

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
Allegro Heights1.6 miles16
Santa Cruz1.9 miles16
Pueblo de Figueroa (historical)2.2 miles16
Seabright2.7 miles16
Twin Lakes3.3 miles24
Pasatiempo3.8 miles32
Paradise Park3.9 miles32
Rincon4.0 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1872847. 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.