Zinfandel, California
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the St. Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94574. The Survey maps it on the Rutherford quadrangle. It stands 197 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Zinfandel
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.
- Helios Ranchlisted 1985 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1902 USGS Napa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Sonoma quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Rutherford quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1951 USGS Sonoma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Zinfandel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,005 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined | 82 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SMOKEY OAK |
| 28 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WILSON |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WHITEHALL |
| 25 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 29 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CONN |
| 25 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SILVERADO |
| 23 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ARNOLD |
| 22 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | PALM |
| 22 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SPRING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Zinfandel: 16 occurrences, 8 producers, 7 prospects, 5 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| McLaughlin Mine | Silver, Gold, Mercury, Antimony, Arsenic, Titanium, Metal, Tungsten, Boron-Borates | Producer | 1978, 1985 | |
| Glass Mountain Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Napa Valley Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stirling | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite | |
| Sullinger Claim | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Sullinger Claim | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Annadel Farm | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Perlite | Occurrence |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoman | 0.8 miles | 25 | |
| Rutherford | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Saint Helena | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Krug | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Deer Park | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Oakville | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Barro | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Sanitarium | 4.6 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Zinfandel | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8072366 | The 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 1660226. 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.









