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Sylvandale, California

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Willits census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95490. It lies near Swamp Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Burbeck quadrangle. It stands 2,257 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.

Sylvandale within Mendocino County

Then and now

1922 to 1991

The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sylvandale (historical), surveyed 1991
Topographic sheet of Sylvandale (historical), surveyed 1922

Compare 1922 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

212 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Sylvandale (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,424 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined79
Debris and open burning38
Equipment and vehicle use35
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Natural11
Arson/incendiarism10
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Recreation and ceremony5
Other causes2

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
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,100 acresMendocino UnitOAK
7 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMendocino UnitWELL
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMendocino UnitPOPPY 3
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitSHERWOOD RD MP 009.00 BRO
6 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitSPRING
5 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMendocino UnitPOND
5 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresMendocino UnitP. G. & E. #12
4 September 2018Arson/incendiarism10 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSHIMMONS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mendocino County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Sylvandale (historical): 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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
Skagg's Springs DepositManganeseProducer
Arnold PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Finnegan BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Harms BrothersSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Harms Brothers Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Longvale 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
Rowes (historical)1.0 miles15
Arnold2.6 miles14
Brooktrails3.7 miles15
Burbeck4.2 miles15
Soda Springs4.6 miles15
Shake City4.6 miles15
Longvale4.6 miles14
DeCamp4.9 miles16

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 Q7660683The 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 1653119. 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.