Roblar, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Petaluma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94952. The Survey maps it on the Two Rock quadrangle.
Then and now
1935 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1935 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Two Rock quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
360 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 360 fires within 5 miles of Roblar between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,534 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined | 161 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 150 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BODEGA |
| 8 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | VALLEY 2 |
| 7 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | 101 |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | GREEN MILL |
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PETALUMA |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HWY 101 /W RAILROAD A 11 |
| 30 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | PEPPER |
| 30 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RYSKA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Roblar: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Quartz. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Quartz | Prospect | ||
| Bloomfield Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stony Point Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Meachim Hill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Meachim Hill | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Stony Point Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Unknown |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodworth | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Orchard | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Stony Point | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Washoe | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Turner | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hessel | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cherry (historical) | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Cadwell | 2.7 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122547249 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659530. 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.









