Wilfred, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Santa Rosa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94928. It stands on Crane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cotati quadrangle.
Then and now
1916 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 67 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
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1916 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Cotati quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
425 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 425 fires within 5 miles of Wilfred between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,647 acres in total. None started naturally. 27 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 | 207 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 114 |
| Smoking | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | RUSSELL |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PETALUMA |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BENNETT VLY # 1 |
| 5 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BENNETT VLY #2 |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HWY 101 /W RAILROAD A 11 |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Wilfred: 5 producers, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Quartz, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Quartz | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Perlite | Prospect | ||
| Petaluma Hill Road | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stony Point Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stony Point Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Zamaroni Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Zaney Gravels | Stone | Producer | ||
| Zaney Gravels | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilfred in 12 storm reports between 2014 and 2021: 9 flood, 2 debris flow, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2021 | Flood | Wilfred | - | Heavy rain caused roadway flooding on Labath Ave. |
| November 2021 | Flood | Wilfred | - | Heavy rain caused roadway flooding. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Wilfred | - | Six inches of standing water at 6100 Labath Ave. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Wilfred | - | Flooding at Santa Rosa Ave and Roberts Lake Rd. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Wilfred | - | Debris Flow on eastbound Crane Canyon half a mile from the junction with Petaluma Hill Rd. |
| February 2019 | Debris Flow | Wilfred | - | Debris flow partially blocking northbound lane on Petaluma Hill Rd near junction of Snyder Rd. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Wilfred | - | CHP reported roadway flooding at Millbrae Ave and Stony Point Rd, vehicles driving through rising water. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Wilfred | - | Roadway flooding on Labath Ave near Rohnert Park Expwy. |
| December 2019 | Flood | Wilfred | - | Widespread flooding in the area on Labath Ave near the Rohnert Park Expressway W, one foot of water across northbound lane. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Wilfred | - | Roadway flooding reported at 6100 Labath Ave. Water on both sides of road. |
| December 2014 | Flood | Wilfred | - | Significant amount of water across area roadways near Laguna de Santa Rosa. |
| February 2014 | Heavy Rain | Wilfred | - | Rainfall total reported since 10 AM yesterday with an additional 0.54 inches of rainfall since 10 AM today. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohnert Park | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Bellevue | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| South Santa Rosa | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Cotati | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Cunningham | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Cadwell | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Woodworth | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hessel | 3.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252835. 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.









