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Reeds, California

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Arroyo Grande census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93401. It lies near CaƱada Verde. The Survey maps it on the Arroyo Grande NE quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Reeds within San Luis Obispo County

Then and now

1897 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Reeds (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Reeds (historical), surveyed 1897

Compare 1897 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 34 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

343 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 343 fires within 5 miles of Reeds (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,756 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined159
Equipment and vehicle use98
Debris and open burning27
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Smoking12
Arson/incendiarism11
Natural8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitBIDDLE COUNTY PARK SLO_CO
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitEMS3CDF/
4 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitTIFFANY
30 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitFAIR OAKS AVE AG
30 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitSEVADA LN
3 September 2007Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Luis Obispo UnitTANK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Luis Obispo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Reeds (historical): 10 occurrences, 7 producers, 6 past producers, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Manganese, Pumice. 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
3 Bar 5 Ranch PitStone, DimensionProducer
Arroyo Grande Creek DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Caen QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Grieb Ranch QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Isom ProspectManganese, ChromiumProspect1918
Newsome Marl DepositCalciumOccurrence
Owen GroupUraniumProducer
Unnamed Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Unnamed Pumice OccurrencePumiceOccurrence
Unnamed Pumice OccurrencePumiceOccurrence

Every working recorded in San Luis Obispo 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
Asphalt Mines (historical)1.4 miles34
Tiber1.4 miles34
Verde1.9 miles34
Maxwellton (historical)2.0 miles34
Edna2.0 miles34
Steele (historical)2.8 miles34
Pismo Beach3.6 miles32
Arroyo Trailer Park4.1 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670671. 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.