Sawyers Crossing, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Santa Clara Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95020. It stands on Llagas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chittenden quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1915 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 68 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
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1915 USGS San Juan Bautista quadrangle1:48000
- 1917 USGS San Juan Bautista quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS San Juan Bautista quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS San Juan Bautista quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Chittenden quadrangle1:24000, 10 printings
- 1955 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Santa Cruz quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
420 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 420 fires within 5 miles of Sawyers Crossing (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37,925 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 35 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 | 225 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 109 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | BETABEL |
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | LOVERS |
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | HOWLSCLAW |
| 8 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | SANTA TERESA BL / MILLER |
| 7 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | San Benito-Monterey Unit | SHORE RD / BOLSA RD |
| 7 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | San Benito-Monterey Unit | CABEU003662 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sawyers Crossing (historical): 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forty-Four Mines | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Howson Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Brem Brs. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Howson Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantel (historical) | 0.8 miles | 29 | |
| Miller | 1.2 miles | 29 | |
| Nema (historical) | 1.6 miles | 29 | |
| Carnadero | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Corporal | 2.4 miles | 29 | |
| Old Gilroy | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Sargent | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Gilroy | 4.2 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670497. 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.











