Valley Crossing, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95412. It stands on Wheatfield Fork Gualala River. The Survey maps it on the Stewarts Point quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 60 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Valley Crossing
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Baker Houselisted 2018 · 0.7 miles away- Mini-Mod #3listed 2026 · 0.7 miles away
- Hines Houselisted 2021 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1921 USGS Plantation quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Stewarts Point quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Stewarts Point quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Stewarts Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Point Arena quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Valley Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 335 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HWY 1 |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SORCERER WOOD THE_SEA_R |
| 7 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BOSUN'S |
| 3 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Northern California District | RICHARDSON |
| 22 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HWY 1 |
| 21 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | STEWART |
| 21 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RANCH |
| 13 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | FRANCHINI |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Valley Crossing: 3 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gualala Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Twin Bridges Section 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dillon and Seefeldt | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Dillon and Seefeldt Deposit | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Wallace Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1918 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Ranch | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Annapolis | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Stewarts Point | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Walsh Landing | 11.6 miles | 18 | |
| Seaview | 14.5 miles | 18 | |
| Las Lomas | 14.8 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Ross | 15.7 miles | 18 | |
| Truth Home | 16.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660089. 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.









