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Robla, California

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sacramento census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95838. The Survey maps it on the Rio Linda quadrangle.

Robla within Sacramento County

Then and now

1891 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Robla, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Robla, surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 33 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

501 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 501 fires within 5 miles of Robla between 2003 and 2020, burning about 456 acres in total. None started naturally. 40 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/undetermined365
Equipment and vehicle use46
Arson/incendiarism40
Misuse of fire by a minor29
Smoking7
Debris and open burning7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
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 2020Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2008Arson/incendiarism20 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAmador-El Dorado Unitnot named
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sacramento 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 Robla: 7 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Harrison FaitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Harrison FaitClayPast Producer
Cannon & Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Cannon & Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hard MaterialsSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Robert Powell ProductsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Robert Powell ProductsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Robertson Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Robertson S Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Sacramento County

Storms near this place

1 since 2026

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robla in 1 storm report in 2026: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2026FloodRobla-California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at Interstate 80 eastbound and Norwood Avenue.

Every storm recorded in Sacramento 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
Del Paso1.5 miles33
Rio Linda2.1 miles33
Del Paso Heights2.2 miles33
Hagginwood2.5 miles33
Bombay2.5 miles33
Ben Ali3.0 miles32
Elverta3.7 miles33
Gardenland3.8 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659529. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.