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Woodleaf, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Calistoga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94515. It stands on Blossom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Calistoga quadrangle. It stands 390 feet above sea level.

Woodleaf within Napa County

Then and now

1927 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Woodleaf, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Woodleaf, surveyed 1927

Compare 1927 against another survey:

On record in Woodleaf

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

197 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Woodleaf between 1992 and 2020, burning about 105,724 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined81
Equipment and vehicle use60
Debris and open burning25
Power generation/transmission/distribution15
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural2
Other causes1

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
7 September 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCLOVER
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitFRANZ
6 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitTOOHEY
4 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitTOLL
29 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBENTLEY
27 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use67,484 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitGLASS
27 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitTUBBS
25 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitP.G.&E.# 12

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Napa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Woodleaf: 9 past producers, 7 occurrences, 4 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Clay, Stone, Silver, 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
CalistogaGeothermalUnknown
Palisade MineSilver, Gold, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Search GroupCopperOccurrence
Silverado MineSilver, GoldPast Producer
Silverado-Palisade DepositGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony, Zinc, MercuryPast Producer1858
PalisadeSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, MercuryPast Producer
Porter Creek RoadSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Porter Creek RoadSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sharp ProspectManganeseOccurrence
Sharp ProspectManganeseUnknown1918

Every working recorded in Napa County

Storms near this place

6 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodleaf in 6 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 3 flood, 2 debris flow, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodleaf$10A large portion of a tree leaned against utility lines on Tubbs lane at California Highway 29.
November 2024FloodWoodleaf$10Landslide reported as completely blocking the southbound lanes of State Route 29 and Old Lawley Toll Road. About 6 to 8 feet of debris was reported on right hand side.
February 2025FloodWoodleaf-A rockslide was reported on State Route 29 just north of Tubbs Lane.
February 2019FloodWoodleaf-CHP reporting partial roadway flooded at Hwy 29 and Tubbs Ln.
November 2018Debris FlowWoodleaf-Rockslide entire sb lane.
January 2016Debris FlowWoodleaf-Minor mud slide at SR29 and Old Lawley Road. One land partially blocked.

Every storm recorded in Napa 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
Calistoga1.6 miles24
Larkmead4.9 miles24
Bale5.6 miles24
Barro7.4 miles21
Sanitarium7.6 miles21
Aetna Springs8.0 miles22
Deer Park8.2 miles21
Krug8.2 miles21

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q8033045The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1675909. 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.