Sunset District, California
39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Sunset census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94122. It lies near Lindley Meadow. The Survey maps it on the San Francisco North quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Sunset District
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Moss Flats Buildinglisted 1983 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 surveys from 39 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.
- 1895 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1915 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS San Francisco North quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS San Francisco North quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS San Francisco North quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS San Francisco North quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS San Francisco North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
231 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Sunset District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 572 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined | 110 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 50 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | DOYLE5 |
| 8 September 2009 | Smoking | 200 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | HWY 1 VEG |
| 7 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | SUTRO |
| 6 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Sunset District: 8 past producers, 3 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining Claim Loc. Quicksilver Fnd. | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Location | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Mercury | Occurrence | 1892 | |
| Black Mountain | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Black Mtn. | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doelger City | 0.3 miles | 39 | |
| Golden Gate Heights | 1.3 miles | 39 | |
| West Portal | 1.6 miles | 43 | |
| Merced Manor | 1.7 miles | 43 | |
| Forest Hill | 1.7 miles | 43 | |
| Forest Knolls | 1.9 miles | 39 | |
| Stonestown | 1.9 miles | 43 | |
| Saint Francis Wood | 1.9 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659926. 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.


















