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Woodside Highlands, California

51 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the San Mateo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94062. It stands on Martin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Palo Alto quadrangle.

Woodside Highlands within San Mateo County

Then and now

1897 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 100 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 Highlands, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Woodside Highlands, surveyed 1897

Compare 1897 against another survey:

On record in Woodside Highlands

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 1 record

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

22 surveys from 51 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

149 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Woodside Highlands between 1992 and 2020, burning about 154 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined76
Equipment and vehicle use37
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural9
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
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 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitTUNITAS
9 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitKINGS MOUNTAIN
8 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitDRISCOLL
6 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitALPINE
5 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitCONTROL BURN
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionNB HWY 280 / SAND HILL R
3 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSan Mateo-Santa Cruz UnitRAPLEY
28 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Mateo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Woodside Highlands: 9 producers, 8 past producers, 6 unknowns. 9 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
J. M. MacdonoughGold, Lead, SilverUnknown
J.M. Macdonough RanchGold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerGold
Canada Road NorthStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Canada Road NorthStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Canada Road SouthStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Canada Road SouthStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
ChallengeMercuryPast Producer1955
Emerald LakeMercuryProducer
Farm Hill Cinnabar PropertyMercuryUnknown
Farm Hill No 2MercuryPast Producer

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
Portola Valley0.8 miles51
Searsville (historical)0.9 miles51
Sky Londa0.9 miles37
Westridge1.6 miles51
Adobe Corner2.7 miles37
Ladera2.7 miles51
Woodside2.8 miles37
Sharon Heights3.4 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 Q122543377The 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 1786310. 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.