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Vichy Springs, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Napa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94558. It stands on Sarco Creek. The Survey maps it on the Napa quadrangle. It stands 75 feet above sea level.

Vichy Springs within Napa County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Vichy Springs, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Vichy Springs, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 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

513 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 513 fires within 5 miles of Vichy Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 57,174 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 28 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/undetermined276
Equipment and vehicle use122
Debris and open burning35
Arson/incendiarism28
Smoking19
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural2
Other causes1

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
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitTHOMPSON AV NAPA
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitTHOMPSON AV NAPA 2
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSOLANO AV / DARMS LN 5
6 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitATLAS
5 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitVICHY AV NAPA
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Napa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Vichy Springs: 13 occurrences, 11 producers, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Pumice, Diatomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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
Jacksons SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Unnamed LocationStoneOccurrence
Basalt Rock CoClayProducer
Basalt Rock CoStone, DimensionProducer
Basalt Rock CoClayProducer
Juarez QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Juarez QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Napa QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Roderick Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Roderick Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Napa 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
Union2.8 miles25
Napa3.1 miles25
Salvador3.2 miles25
Napa Abajo3.4 miles25
Napa Soda Springs3.8 miles25
Oak Knoll4.2 miles25
Imola4.2 miles25
Shipyard Acres5.4 miles25

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 Vichy SpringsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7925268The 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 1660098. 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.