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Sholun, California

43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South San Francisco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94015. It lies near Mussel Rock. The Survey maps it on the San Francisco South quadrangle.

Sholun within San Mateo County

Then and now

1892 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sholun, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Sholun, surveyed 1892

Compare 1892 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

22 surveys from 43 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

312 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 312 fires within 5 miles of Sholun between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,480 acres in total. None started naturally. 32 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/undetermined187
Smoking33
Arson/incendiarism32
Equipment and vehicle use21
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Debris and open burning10
Recreation and ceremony7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Fireworks1

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 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGolden Gate National Recreation AreaHWY 1 VEG
7 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBRUNO
7 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined41 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCHESTNUT 2
7 September 2013Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitA1
6 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitPG&E #9
4 September 2006Missing 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 San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Sholun: 16 past producers, 16 producers, 1 occurrence. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Calcium, Silver. 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
Unnamed LocationGypsum-AnhydriteProducerSedimentary
Unnamed LocationGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Black MountainGoldPast Producer
Black Mtn.GoldPast ProducerGold
Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pilarcitos QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
South San Fran. Land & Imp. Co.Silver, Lead, ZincProducer
South San Fran. Land & Imp. Co.Silver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
South San Francisco Land & Improvement CompanySilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer1919

Every working recorded in San Mateo 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
Colma1.0 miles43
Broadmoor1.0 miles43
Broadmoor Village1.2 miles43
Edgemar1.4 miles43
Pacific Manor1.6 miles43
Westlake1.8 miles43
Westborough2.2 miles43
Daly City2.5 miles43

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 Q122567254The 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 256017. 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.