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Woolsey, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Santa Rosa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95401. The Survey maps it on the Sebastopol quadrangle.

Woolsey within Sonoma County

Then and now

1935 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Woolsey, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Woolsey, surveyed 1935

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

275 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Woolsey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 352 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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/undetermined145
Equipment and vehicle use47
Arson/incendiarism25
Smoking20
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Debris and open burning15
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
7 September 2000Smokingunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitNEWMAN
7 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitWESTSIDE
7 September 1992Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitEASTSIDE
6 September 2005Arson/incendiarism3.1 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
29 September 2010Missing 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 Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Woolsey: 9 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 6 producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Blue Rock Pit and MillStone, DimensionUnknown
Rowan DepositManganeseOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectGoldOccurrence
Wall TractCopper, MercuryOccurrenceVein
Canyon Rock Pit and MillStoneProducer
Canyon Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dinucci QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unnamed LocationStoneOccurrence
Unnamed LocationMercuryOccurrence
Wall SpringsMercuryOccurrenceUnderground

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
Trenton1.7 miles20
Fulton2.8 miles20
Wilson Grove2.9 miles22
Shiloh3.0 miles22
Sousa Corners3.4 miles20
Harbine (historical)3.8 miles20
Mirabel Heights3.8 miles20
Forestville3.8 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701323. 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.