Sveadal, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Llagas-Uvas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95037. It lies near Swanson Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Loma Prieta quadrangle.
Then and now
1916 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1916 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1916 USGS New Almaden quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS New Almaden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Loma Prieta quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Loma Prieta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Sveadal between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,265 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
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 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | LAGOON |
| 9 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | EUREKA CANYON RD CORR 23 |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Santa Clara Unit | UVAS |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | BROWNS VALLEY |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | XSC# M190280096 |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | REDWOOD |
| 4 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | HARRISON |
| 4 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | TREE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sveadal: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubis Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Bonetti | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Bonetti Mine | Chromium | Occurrence | 1885 | |
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Williams-Rodriques Prospect | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Wright | Mercury | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Wright Property | Mercury | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Twin Creeks | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| New Almaden | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| English Town | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Madrone | 7.8 miles | 22 | |
| Morgan Hill | 7.8 miles | 22 | |
| Perry | 8.2 miles | 22 | |
| Tennant (historical) | 8.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659932. 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.











