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.
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
119 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 58 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CEMENT |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | TWIN |
| 21 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | 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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenstone Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Cement Hill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Pacific Portland Cement Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Tolenas Springs | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Peterson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vacaville Junction | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Cordero Junction | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| Cannon | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| Travis Field | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Tolenas | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Fairfield | 4.5 miles | 34 | |
| Suisun | 5.0 miles | 34 | |
| Vacaville | 5.0 miles | 26 |
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.









