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Redwood Park, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Half Moon Bay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94062. It lies near Kings Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Woodside quadrangle.

Redwood Park within San Mateo County

Then and now

1902 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Redwood Park, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Redwood Park, surveyed 1902

Compare 1902 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 surveys from 37 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

166 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Redwood Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined83
Equipment and vehicle use39
Natural11
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Arson/incendiarism7
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking4
Other causes1
Debris and open burning1

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 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionNB HWY 280 / EDGEWOOD OF
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitTUNITAS
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitKINGS MOUNTAIN
6 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitEDGEWOOD
6 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitOYSTER POINT
5 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCONTROL BURN
4 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use9.5 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCRYSTAL
4 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitN HWY 280 / EDGEWOOD 57

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Redwood Park: 8 past producers, 8 producers, 3 unknowns. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury, Gold, Silver. 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
Britton RanchStoneProducer
Britton RanchStonePast Producer
Durham RanchGold, SilverPast ProducerGold
Durham RanchGold, SilverUnknown
Redwood Material Co.ManganeseProducer
Redwood Material Co.ManganesePast Producer
Unnamed LocationGoldProducer
Unnamed LocationGoldPast Producer
ChallengeMercuryPast Producer1955
Emerald LakeMercuryProducer

Every working recorded in San Mateo 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
Grabtown1.5 miles37
Adobe Corner3.0 miles37
Woodside Glens3.5 miles37
Emerald Lake Hills3.5 miles37
Woodside3.6 miles37
Emerald Lake3.8 miles37
Farm Hills3.8 miles37
Palomar Park4.4 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1786192. 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.