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Waldorf, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Guadalupe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93455. The Survey maps it on the Guadalupe quadrangle.

Waldorf within Santa Barbara County

Then and now

1905 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Waldorf, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Waldorf, surveyed 1905

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 27 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

21 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Waldorf between 2006 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined13
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1

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
21 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
16 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Luis Obispo UnitALBERT
5 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
17 July 2020Equipment and vehicle use4.8 acresSanta Barbara County Fire Departmentnot named
5 June 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
23 June 2017Arson/incendiarism16 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
21 June 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined11 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
14 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Barbara County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Waldorf: 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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
Airox Inc Casmalia PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Betteravia PlantCalciumProducer
CasmaliaGoldOccurrence
Point Sal ProspectChromiumOccurrenceChromite
Alexander VillaCopperOccurrence
Alexander VillaCopperUnknown

Every working recorded in Santa Barbara 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
Betteravia Junction1.6 miles27
Bragur1.7 miles27
Iremel1.7 miles27
Gum1.9 miles27
Betteravia2.2 miles27
Carr2.7 miles27
Barsug3.3 miles27
Shuman3.5 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1661648. 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.