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Twin Creeks, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lexington Hills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95120. It lies near Barret Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Santa Teresa Hills quadrangle.

Twin Creeks within Santa Clara County

Then and now

1916 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 62 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Twin Creeks, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Twin Creeks, surveyed 1916

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

113 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Twin Creeks between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,734 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined45
Equipment and vehicle use33
Arson/incendiarism11
Debris and open burning9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Firearms and explosives use1
Smoking1

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 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitBACHE
5 September 1994Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitHICKS
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitGUADALUPE RESERVOIR ALM 4
30 September 2012Firearms and explosives useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitHICKS
3 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitBANKOSH
28 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined23 acresSanta Clara UnitSANTA TERESA PARK
27 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitSCENIC VISTA
26 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined4,474 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLOMA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Clara County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 67 workings within 5 miles of Twin Creeks: 35 past producers, 12 prospects, 11 producers, 5 unknowns. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Chromium, Calcium, 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
John Knorr MineStone, DimensionUnknown
New AlmadenCopperProducer
New Almaden DistrictMercury, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Copper, ManganesePast Producer1824
Unnamed LocationManganeseProspect
Graystone QuarryStoneProspect
Oak HillStoneProducer
Oak HillStonePast Producer
Permanente Metals Corp.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Permanente Metals Corp.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Senator DumpStoneProducer

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
English Town1.6 miles22
New Almaden1.9 miles22
Mountain Home3.5 miles23
Greystone (historical)4.5 miles22
Guadalupe (historical)5.1 miles24
Sveadal5.8 miles23
Aldercroft Heights6.6 miles24
Alamitos6.6 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 236688. 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.