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Violet, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Vacaville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95688. It lies near Drakes Point. The Survey maps it on the Allendale quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Violet 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 Violet (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Violet (historical), surveyed 1908

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

341 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 341 fires within 5 miles of Violet (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,358 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 36 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/undetermined145
Equipment and vehicle use107
Arson/incendiarism36
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Debris and open burning15
Smoking11
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Recreation and ceremony1
Firearms and explosives use1
Natural1

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 2015Misuse of fire by a minor16 acresSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
9 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSALLADE
8 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
8 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPLEASANTS VALLEY RD / FOO
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
7 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBUCKTOWN LN VACAVILLE
5 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Solano County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Violet (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, 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
Q Ranch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
QuarryStoneUnknown
Standard Oil DepositClayUnknown

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
Leisure Town1.9 miles26
Ulatis Park2.0 miles26
Vacaville2.1 miles26
Hartley2.6 miles24
Bucktown2.8 miles23
Elmira4.1 miles26
Allendale4.4 miles24
Cannon5.7 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670842. 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.