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Stronetta, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Point Arena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95468. It stands on Hathaway Creek. The Survey maps it on the Point Arena quadrangle. It stands 66 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Stronetta within Mendocino County

Then and now

1943 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 38 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Stronetta (historical), surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Stronetta (historical), surveyed 1943

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

98 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Stronetta (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 121 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined25
Equipment and vehicle use23
Debris and open burning23
Recreation and ceremony8
Arson/incendiarism4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Other causes3
Fireworks2
Smoking2
Natural1

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
8 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreCentral California AgencyPT.ARENA
7 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitWINDY
7 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreCentral California AgencyWNDY
3 September 2003Natural1.0 acresNorthern California DistrictWINDY
29 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMendocino UnitWINDY
28 September 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresMendocino UnitBIA #9
23 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreCentral California AgencyBIA #25
2 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictMINER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mendocino County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Stronetta (historical): 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Ellison Gravel CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Garcia Creek Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Garcia River BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Mendocino 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
Iverson Indian Rancheria1.3 miles19
Flumeville1.3 miles19
Manchester1.8 miles19
Point Arena2.7 miles19
Gallaway6.0 miles17
Signal Port (historical)9.4 miles19
Fish Rock11.6 miles19
Anchor Bay12.0 miles19

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 Q7624431The 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 1653117. 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.