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Rose, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Petaluma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94954. It stands on Petaluma River. The Survey maps it on the Petaluma Point quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Rose within Sonoma County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Rose (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Rose (historical), surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 28 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

171 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Rose (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,075 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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/undetermined105
Equipment and vehicle use37
Arson/incendiarism10
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks2
Debris and open burning2

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 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMarin County Fire Departmentnot named
7 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
6 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Pablo Bay National Wildlife RefugePADDOCK
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHWY 37 / LAKEVILLE HWY
6 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Pablo Bay National Wildlife RefugeLKV ASSIST
6 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSTAGE GULCH
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Rose (historical): 5 unknowns, 2 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Black PointSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Freeman and SondgrothFlagstoneProducer
Black PointStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
KnutteManganeseProducerPsilomelane
Knutte DepositManganeseUnknown1942
SandpitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Burdell MountainStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Sonoma 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
Greenwood (historical)1.8 miles25
Sears Point3.1 miles25
Fairville4.6 miles25
Donahue (historical)5.5 miles25
McGill6.1 miles25
Lakeville6.2 miles25
Wingo7.0 miles25
Big Bend8.1 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702053. 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.