Wayne, California
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the San Jose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95131. The Survey maps it on the Milpitas quadrangle.
Then and now
1889 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 29 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1889 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Milpitas quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Milpitas quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1961 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Wayne between 1992 and 2020, burning about 263 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/undetermined | 66 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | SIERRA |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Wayne: 11 past producers, 5 producers, 4 unknowns, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calaveras Road Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Hubble Quarry and Mill | Granite | Unknown | ||
| San Jose | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Roggasch Bros. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Serpa Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hubble Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Garden City Pottery Co. | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayne in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 5 flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | Flood | Wayne | 1 killed | A 56-year old man was found drowned in fast moving water on January 1 in Upper Penitencia Creek in San Jose after the creek overflowed the previous night. |
| February 2014 | Flood | Wayne | 1 hurt | Firefighters rescued a homeless man from the waters of Coyote Creek near the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. He was stuck in waist deep water, clinging to trees and debris. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for fatigue and hypothermia. |
| November 2018 | Flood | Wayne | - | Roadway flooding at US101 N and I880 N connector, 3 feet deep in number 3 and number 4 lanes. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Wayne | - | Flooding reported at Oakland Rd and Commercial St in San Jose. |
| January 2010 | Flood | Wayne | - | Heavy Rain led to flooding along the north and southbound lanes of US Highway 101 in the vicinity of McKee Road. At least one foot of standing water was reported near the railroad crossing requiring closure of the third and fourth southbound lanes. Also, one foot of standing water was reported in the third and fourth northbound lanes just south of McKee Road. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berryessa | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| Heinlenville (historical) | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Milpitas | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| College Park | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| San Jose | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| Agnew | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Chinatown (historical) | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Santa Clara | 3.7 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660139. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












