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Terra Lindo, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the San Rafael census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94903. It lies near Santa Margarita Valley. The Survey maps it on the Novato quadrangle.

Terra Lindo within Marin County

Then and now

1914 to 1983

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 Terra Lindo, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Terra Lindo, surveyed 1914

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

144 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Terra Lindo between 2005 and 2020, burning about 164 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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/undetermined93
Equipment and vehicle use20
Arson/incendiarism12
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Smoking7
Debris and open burning1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined26 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMarin County Fire Departmentnot named
28 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMarin County Fire Departmentnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Terra Lindo: 5 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Forbes QuarryStoneUnknown
HotalingStoneOccurrence
HotalingStone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, DimensionUnknown
Mount Tamalpais Cemetery QuarryStone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
GreenbraeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Highway 20 SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Patent Brick CompanyClayPast Producer
Remillard Brick Co.ClayOccurrence
Remillard Brick CompanyClayPast Producer
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Marin 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
Terra Linda0.6 miles24
Las Gallinas0.7 miles24
Golf (historical)0.7 miles24
Forbes (historical)0.8 miles24
Gallinas1.1 miles24
Los Ranchitos1.3 miles41
Santa Venetia1.3 miles41
Saint Vincent1.3 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 255914. 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.