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.
Then and now
1916 to 1978The 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 sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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
- 1953 USGS Santa Teresa Hills 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
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | BACHE |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | HICKS |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | GUADALUPE RESERVOIR ALM 4 |
| 30 September 2012 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | HICKS |
| 3 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | BANKOSH |
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Santa Clara Unit | SANTA TERESA PARK |
| 27 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | SCENIC VISTA |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,474 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | LOMA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 67 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Knorr Mine | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| New Almaden | Copper | Producer | ||
| New Almaden District | Mercury, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | 1824 | |
| Unnamed Location | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Graystone Quarry | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Oak Hill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Oak Hill | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Permanente Metals Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Permanente Metals Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Senator Dump | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Town | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| New Almaden | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Mountain Home | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Greystone (historical) | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Guadalupe (historical) | 5.1 miles | 24 | |
| Sveadal | 5.8 miles | 23 | |
| Aldercroft Heights | 6.6 miles | 24 | |
| Alamitos | 6.6 miles | 27 |
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.










