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Yulupa, California

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sonoma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95442. It stands on Wilson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glen Ellen quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Yulupa within Sonoma County

Then and now

1916 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 67 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Yulupa (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Yulupa (historical), surveyed 1916

On record in Yulupa

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

10 surveys from 22 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

321 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 321 fires within 5 miles of Yulupa (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 355 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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/undetermined120
Equipment and vehicle use120
Debris and open burning25
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Arson/incendiarism12
Smoking8
Natural3
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 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa Unitnot named
9 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCAVEDALE
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.4 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitARNOLD
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitHAWKS
8 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitSHERMAN
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitGROVE
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBARCELONA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sonoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Yulupa (historical): 19 past producers, 13 producers, 4 prospects, 3 unknowns. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Clay. 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
Trinity QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Unnamed LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Valley of the MoonFlagstonePast Producer
Nuns Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed LocationAluminumOccurrence
Unnamed LocationPerliteProspect
Unnamed LocationPerliteProspect
Unnamed ProspectAluminumProspect
Valley of the MoonStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
Reltane DepositClayProspect

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
Madrone (historical)0.1 miles22
Eldridge0.6 miles22
Agua Caliente1.5 miles23
Fetters Hot Springs1.8 miles23
Glen Ellen1.8 miles22
Sonoma Vista2.2 miles22
Boyes Hot Springs2.3 miles23
Mission Highlands3.0 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1701285. 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.