BlockBefore

Wingo, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sonoma census division. It lies near Sonoma Valley. The Survey maps it on the Sears Point quadrangle.

Wingo within Sonoma County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Wingo, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Wingo, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 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

188 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Wingo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,051 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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/undetermined85
Equipment and vehicle use73
Arson/incendiarism8
Debris and open burning7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking5
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHWY 37 / LAKEVILLE HWY
30 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPAGH
3 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
25 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitGRAMMENS.
25 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitNORRBOM

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wingo: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sartori RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cannon QuarryStoneProducer
Cannon QuarryStonePast Producer
Fairville QuarryStoneProducer
Sonoma Rock QuarryStoneProducer

Every working recorded in Sonoma 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
McGill0.9 miles25
Ramal1.9 miles25
Fairville2.4 miles25
Shellville Colony2.5 miles25
Embarcadero2.5 miles25
Schellville2.6 miles25
Big Bend2.7 miles25
Sears Point4.2 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660194. 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.