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Sebastopol, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Nevada City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95960. It stands on Middle Yuba River. The Survey maps it on the Nevada City quadrangle. It stands 1,913 feet above sea level.

Sebastopol within Nevada County

Then and now

1888 to 2000

The same ground, surveyed 112 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sebastopol, surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Sebastopol, surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

327 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 327 fires within 5 miles of Sebastopol between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,190 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 12 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/undetermined117
Debris and open burning80
Equipment and vehicle use68
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Arson/incendiarism12
Recreation and ceremony10
Smoking9
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Natural7
Other causes3

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 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBYRON
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral California DistrictSWEET
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitGOLD COUNTRY MHP NORTH_SA
7 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use3.2 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitPLEASANT
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer Unitnot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresCentral California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 2009
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitFRENCH
4 September 2004Smokingunder an acreCentral California DistrictSHADY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nevada County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 98 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 98 workings within 5 miles of Sebastopol: 36 occurrences, 33 past producers, 24 unknowns, 4 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver, Copper. 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
Big BendCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrence
BossGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast ProducerVein
Boss Con Qtz.Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerGold
Boss MineCopper, Gold, SilverPast ProducerUnderground
Essannie Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
French Corral DistrictGold, Platinum, Silver, DiamondPast Producer1850
Mammoth Gold CopperCopper, GoldOccurrenceVein
Newton DepositIronUnknown
OccurrenceStone, DimensionOccurrence
Red Ledge ConsGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerGold, Pyrite

Every working recorded in Nevada 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
North San Juan1.0 miles28
Sweetland1.4 miles28
Birchville2.7 miles27
Cherokee4.2 miles28
French Corral4.5 miles27
Jones Bar (historical)4.8 miles28
Badger Hill (historical)5.3 miles27
Bridgeport6.3 miles27

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 SebastopolAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7442717The 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 1659620. 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.