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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.

Sveadal within Santa Clara County

Then and now

1916 to 1996

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Sveadal, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Sveadal, surveyed 1916

Compare 1916 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 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

121 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined50
Equipment and vehicle use32
Debris and open burning17
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking2
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLAGOON
9 September 2009Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitEUREKA CANYON RD CORR 23
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined22 acresSanta Clara UnitUVAS
5 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitBROWNS VALLEY
4 September 2019Debris and open burning3.0 acresSanta Clara UnitXSC# M190280096
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionREDWOOD
4 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSanta Clara UnitHARRISON
4 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSanta Clara UnitTREE FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Rubis Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Unnamed LocationStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
BonettiChromiumPast Producer
Bonetti MineChromiumOccurrence1885
Unnamed LocationMercuryProspect
Williams-Rodriques ProspectMercuryProspect
WrightMercuryPast Producer1903
Wright PropertyMercuryPast Producer

Every working recorded in Santa Clara 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
Mountain Home2.6 miles23
Twin Creeks5.8 miles22
New Almaden6.6 miles22
English Town7.1 miles22
Madrone7.8 miles22
Morgan Hill7.8 miles22
Perry8.2 miles22
Tennant (historical)8.5 miles23

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.