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Scotts Corner, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Livermore-Pleasanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94586. It stands on Vallecitos Creek. The Survey maps it on the La Costa Valley quadrangle. It stands 259 feet above sea level.

Scotts Corner within Alameda County

Then and now

1906 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Scotts Corner, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Scotts Corner, surveyed 1906

Compare 1906 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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

281 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 281 fires within 5 miles of Scotts Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,887 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined158
Equipment and vehicle use75
Arson/incendiarism15
Smoking10
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
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
9 September 2014Smokingunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPLEASANTON SUNOL RD / VER
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unit84
9 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPG&E #5
8 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitTHE BOAT
8 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitBMW
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSanta Clara UnitLOVELAND
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.1 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSHERIDAN
6 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPG&E #3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Alameda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 35 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Scotts Corner: 14 producers, 12 past producers, 9 occurrences. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, 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
Cabrillo Pit and MillSilverProducer
Mission Lime Marl DepositCalciumPast Producer
UnknownStoneOccurrenceGravel
Unnamed LocationStoneOccurrence
Mission Lime Marl DepositLimestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Pleasanton DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Pleasonton DepositLimestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Interlocking Rood Tile Co.ClayPast Producer
Ki-Lite Mine and MillClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Ki-Lite Pit & MillClayProducer

Every working recorded in Alameda 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
Sunol1.0 miles26
Verona2.7 miles31
Brightside2.9 miles26
Kilkare Woods3.5 miles31
Farwell4.0 miles26
Dresser4.5 miles26
Mission San Jose District4.7 miles26
Merienda (historical)4.8 miles26

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 Q7438147The 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 1659615. 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.