Vacaville Junction, California
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Fairfield-Suisun City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94533. The Survey maps it on the Elmira quadrangle.
Then and now
1908 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 85 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
10 surveys from 26 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.
- 1908 USGS Vacaville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1917 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Vacaville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1953 USGS Vacaville quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sacramento quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1993 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Vacaville Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,737 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 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 | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | NEAL |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CHERRY |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CEMENT |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PLEASANTS |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Vacaville Junction: 7 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenstone Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Standard Oil Deposit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Cement Hill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pacific Portland Cement Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Peterson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Tolenas Springs | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanden (historical) | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Cordero Junction | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| Cannon | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Travis Field | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| Tolenas | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Vacaville | 4.4 miles | 26 | |
| Ulatis Park | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Elmira | 4.7 miles | 26 |
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 Q122552631 | The 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 252822. 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.









