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Verona, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Livermore-Pleasanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94566. The Survey maps it on the Dublin quadrangle. It stands 315 feet above sea level.

Verona within Alameda County

Then and now

1906 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Verona, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Verona, surveyed 1906

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 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

298 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 298 fires within 5 miles of Verona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,062 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined177
Equipment and vehicle use71
Arson/incendiarism16
Smoking11
Recreation and ceremony7
Debris and open burning6
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural2

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 2014Smokingunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPLEASANTON SUNOL RD / VER
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara Unit84
9 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitWINERY
9 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitPG&E #5
8 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSanta Clara UnitTHE BOAT
8 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Clara UnitBMW
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSanta Clara UnitLOVELAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Alameda County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 48 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Verona: 21 past producers, 19 producers, 8 occurrences. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese. 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
Unnamed LocationStoneOccurrence
Pleasanton DepositLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Pleasonton DepositLimestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Homestead DepositManganeseOccurrence
Isler MountainManganeseOccurrence
Mission Pass QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mt. Hamilton DepositManganeseOccurrence
Niles Canyon Road PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Niles QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Overacker MineManganeseOccurrence

Every working recorded in Alameda 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
Kilkare Woods1.6 miles31
Sunol2.3 miles26
Pleasanton2.5 miles27
Scotts Corner2.7 miles28
Brightside3.0 miles26
Radum (historical)3.2 miles27
Remillard (historical)3.4 miles27
Elliot (historical)3.9 miles27

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.

Wikipedia article on VeronaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7922334The 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 1732467. 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.