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Woodside Glens, California

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the San Mateo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94062. It stands on West Union Creek. The Survey maps it on the Woodside quadrangle.

Woodside Glens within San Mateo County

Then and now

1902 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Woodside Glens, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Woodside Glens, surveyed 1902

Compare 1902 against another survey:

On record in Woodside Glens

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

19 surveys from 37 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

267 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Woodside Glens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 155 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 21 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/undetermined141
Equipment and vehicle use51
Arson/incendiarism21
Smoking15
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Natural11
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony6
Debris and open burning4
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
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionNB HWY 280 / EDGEWOOD OF
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitTUNITAS
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitKINGS MOUNTAIN
6 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitALPINE
6 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitEDGEWOOD
6 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitOYSTER POINT
6 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitPIPE
5 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCONTROL BURN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Woodside Glens: 13 past producers, 13 producers, 4 unknowns. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury, 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
Ideal Cement CompanyLimestone, General, ClayProducer
J. M. MacdonoughGold, Lead, SilverUnknown
J.M. Macdonough RanchGold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerGold
Granite RockSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Granite RockSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kaiser GypsumGypsum-AnhydriteProducerSedimentary
Kaiser GypsumGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Redwood Material Co.ManganeseProducer
Redwood Material Co.ManganesePast Producer
ChallengeMercuryPast Producer1955

Every working recorded in San Mateo 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
Woodside0.7 miles37
Farm Hills1.1 miles37
Adobe Corner1.1 miles37
Emerald Lake Hills1.8 miles37
Emerald Lake1.8 miles37
Searsville (historical)2.7 miles51
Sharon Heights2.7 miles51
University Heights2.8 miles51

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 Q122550139The 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 1660203. 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.