Schellville, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sonoma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95476. It stands on Arroyo Seco. The Survey maps it on the Sears Point quadrangle. It stands 13 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The 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 sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1902 USGS Napa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1916 USGS Mare Island quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Mare Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Sears Point quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
216 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of Schellville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 447 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BARCELONA |
| 7 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ARNOLD |
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | GROVE |
| 30 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PAGH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Schellville: 13 past producers, 8 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage Gulch Quarry , Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Cannon Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Cannon Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fairville Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Sonoma Rock Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Bianchini Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Schellville in 18 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 14 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 debris flow. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | Flood | Schellville | $10,000 | Heavy rain led to flooding of Sonoma Creek along State Route 121 near Schellville. Numerous roads were blocked throughout the region because of standing water. Daywalt, Green Valley, Mark West Station, Todd, Portal, Piner and Valley Ford-Freestone Roads were among the areas closed roads due to flooding. The heavy rains also infiltrated the sewer pipes in five places in Boyes Hot Springs and in Sonoma causing overflows into streets and creeks. |
| January 2026 | Flood | Schellville | - | A delivery van went through a closed road and got stuck in floodwaters on northbound California Highway 121 at California Highway 12. |
| January 2026 | Flood | Schellville | - | Five to six inches of water were reported on California Highway 12 near California Highway 121. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Schellville | - | Road closure at SR 12 and Broadway due to flood. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Schellville | - | The road is flooded. |
| January 2019 | Flash Flood | Schellville | - | SR 121 is closed from Eighth Street to SR 116 due to flooding. |
| January 2019 | Heavy Rain | Schellville | - | A fatal car crash occurred during heavy rain on Highway 121 near Napa Road https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9179304-181/fatal-sonoma-crash-in-heavy. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Schellville | - | Mudslide on roadway Napa Rd and SR 121, water flowing over roadway. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Schellville | - | SR 121 at Schellville Fire is closed. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Schellville | - | Flooding, possible levee breach. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Schellville | - | Flooding between Schellville Rd and Hwy 121/12, 8th St E is now closed. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Schellville | - | CHP reports a severe traffic alert and flooding on CA-121 from Fremont Dr to 8th St east in Sonoma County, all lanes closed in both directions. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Schellville | - | Water covering road hwy 121 and 12. |
| December 2014 | Flood | Schellville | - | Intersection of Highways 12 and 121 closed due to flooding. |
| December 2014 | Flood | Schellville | - | CA-121 flooded at Schellville due to Schell Creek. |
| February 2014 | Flood | Schellville | - | Flooding closed State Route 121 at Highway 12 near Sonoma. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Schellville | - | State Route 121 was closed from the Junction of State Route 12 to Eighth Street in Schellville due to flooding. There is no information when the roadway reopened. |
| March 2006 | Flash Flood | Schellville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embarcadero | 0.7 miles | 25 | |
| Shellville Colony | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Big Bend | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Vineburg | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Bonilla | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Four Corners | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Batto | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Wingo | 2.6 miles | 25 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Schellville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7431113 | 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 252789. 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.









