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Vanden, 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. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Vanden within Solano County

Then and now

1908 to 1993

The 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 sheet of Vanden (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Vanden (historical), surveyed 1908

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 26 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

119 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Vanden (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,386 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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/undetermined58
Arson/incendiarism21
Equipment and vehicle use16
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Smoking10
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,200 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCEMENT
3 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
28 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
23 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitTWIN
21 September 2020Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Solano County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Vanden (historical): 7 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Greenstone QuarryStoneProducer
Cement HillStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Pacific Portland Cement Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Tolenas SpringsStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Peterson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Solano 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
Vacaville Junction0.7 miles26
Cordero Junction0.8 miles26
Cannon1.7 miles26
Travis Field2.1 miles26
Tolenas2.4 miles27
Fairfield4.5 miles34
Suisun5.0 miles34
Vacaville5.0 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666079. 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.