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Vineyard, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Hollister census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95023. The Survey maps it on the Hollister quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Vineyard within San Benito County

Then and now

1919 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Vineyard (historical), surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Vineyard (historical), surveyed 1919

Compare 1919 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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 Vineyard (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2,091 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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
Equipment and vehicle use46
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Debris and open burning15
Arson/incendiarism11
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking3
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 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitMURPHY
7 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitVALLEY
4 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitCABEU003577
4 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitSAN JUAN CANYON
3 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitCIENEGA
29 September 1992Smokingunder an acreSan Benito-Monterey UnitCAMP
26 September 2001Natural7.0 acresSan Benito-Monterey UnitHARLAN
21 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCIENEGA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Benito 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 Vineyard (historical): 10 occurrences, 9 past producers, 6 producers, 3 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Dolomite, Magnesite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dr. J. M. O'Donnell DepositClayOccurrence
Harris Ranch QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Riley RanchCopper, ArsenicOccurrenceMalachite
Riley RanchCopper, ArsenicUnknown
Dolomite OccurrenceMagnesiteOccurrence
Dooley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Garner-Harris DepositsLimestone, General, MagnesiteOccurrence
Hollister Dolamite QuarryMagnesitePast Producer
Hollister San Benito Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hospital Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in San Benito 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
Tres Pinos4.4 miles24
Ridgemark4.4 miles24
Paicines5.9 miles21
Hollister7.1 miles26
Duri (historical)8.1 miles26
Cottage Corners8.3 miles26
Morse8.3 miles26
San Juan Bautista10.4 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670481. 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.