Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1917.
“The Rhoades Ranch is a historic ranch, located near Morgan Hill, California. The 12 acres (4.9 ha) ranch is linked to Harold E.”
Wikipedia article Rhoades Ranch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 117 National Register listings published here for Santa Clara County · listed in 2013 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 491 fires within 5 miles of Rhoades Ranch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,792 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 35 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 | 254 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 126 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | BAILEY |
| 9 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | PORTERA |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Santa Clara Unit | COCHRANE |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Santa Clara Unit | XSC# M200270234 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Santa Clara Unit | BUTTERFIELD BL MORGAN_HI |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | MUSHROOM FIRE |
| 7 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | MENENDEZ |
| 4 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | GUZAN FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Rhoades Ranch: 7 occurrences, 7 past producers, 5 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connell Mine | Chromium | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| O'Connell Mine | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Laguna Sera Ranch | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Leguna Scca Ranch | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Cochrane | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| O'Connell Brothers | Magnesite | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morgan Hill, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 5 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Flood | Morgan Hill | $250,000 | Eight families were evacuated from the Bisceglia Avenue apartment complex in Morgan Hill due to flooding. More than a foot of standing water was in the recently renovated four ground floor apartments. The three foot high wall, built to stave off flood water, was unsuccessful. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Morgan Hill | $150,000 | Monterey Road between Third and Fourth Streets was submerged due to flooding. Flood waters entered a restaurant on Fourth Street causing damage. Streets were flooded throughout Morgan Hill with water as high as two feet is some locations. The city actually ran out of moveable flooded signs and barriers, unable to mark all flooded locations. Here are some of the locations experiencing flooding: south end of town near the Morgan Hill Post Office on Monterey Road; Fountain Avenue; Llagas Creek Road, Monterey Road north of Morgan Hill, near Cochrane Road; Old Monterey Road from Monterey to Llagas Roads; Butterfield Boulevard at several locations, including at San Pedro and Diana Avenues; Watsonville Road at Monterey Road; Monterey Road at Burnett Avenue; Tennant Avenue; and Wright Avenue from Del Monte to Hale Avenues. Also, a sewage pipe connecting Morgan Hill to the Gilroy sewage treatment plant backed up causing 40,000 gallons of raw sewage to spill into the Ludewig Ranch causing the cancellation of the Harvest Festival in San Martin, an event to raise funds and food for the homeless. |
| January 2018 | Hail | Morgan Hill | - | Hail covering hwy 101 2 miles north of Morgan Hill. |
| January 2017 | Heavy Rain | Morgan Hill | - | Precipitation 1.78 inches measured since 8 AM. Widespread minor flooding in Morgan Hill. |
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | Morgan Hill | - | Local law enforcement officials reported widespread flooding due to runoff from heavy rain. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Morgan Hill | - | Entire roadway flooded at Oak Glen Ave and Green Acres Ln. |
| February 2014 | Flood | Morgan Hill | - | Roadway flooding reported on the Dunne Avenue On Ramp at Southbound US Highway 101 in Morgan Hill. |
| December 1996 | Flood | Morgan Hill | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Malaguerra Winery | 1.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Villa Mira Monte | 2.4 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000158 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Santa Clara County | All 117 listed properties in this county. |
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