Arlynda Corners, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ferndale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95536. It stands on Francis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ferndale quadrangle.
Then and now
1916 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Arlynda Corners
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Alford-Nielson Houselisted 1986 · 0.7 miles away
Andreasen, F. W.-John Rossen Houselisted 1989 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1916 USGS Cape Fortunas quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Ferndale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ferndale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Ferndale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ferndale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Arlynda Corners between 1992 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BLUFF |
| 8 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LOLETA |
| 27 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | FERNBRIDGE |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CHRIS |
| 27 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MORGAN |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CARROLL RD LOLETA |
| 26 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BEAR |
| 22 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CANNIBAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Arlynda Corners: 6 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Ell River Crushing Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fernbridge Gravel Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortuna Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortuna Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mencer Fraser Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Singley Bar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Worswick Gravel Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arlynda Corners in 8 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 7 flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | Flood | Arlynda Corners | 1 killed | Thirty-five year old man drowned attempting to reach his home while crossing floodwaters from the Eel River. Water was reported to be 4 to 5 feet deep and fast moving. |
| December 2025 | Flood | Arlynda Corners | - | Highway 211 flooded between Fernbridge and Ferndale resulting in closure of the highway. Other side roads also flooded across the Eel River Delta. |
| January 2024 | Flood | Arlynda Corners | - | Highway 211 fully closed by flooding from nearby creeks. |
| December 2024 | Heavy Rain | Arlynda Corners | - | Heavy rains lead to flooding about 2 miles northeast of Ferndale, CA. This lead to the closing of Coffee Creek Road in its entirety. Lat. 40.60N, Long. -124.23W. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Arlynda Corners | - | Highway 211 near Market Street is flooding due to overflowing small creek. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Arlynda Corners | - | Roadway flooding at the intersection of Highway 211 and Market Street. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Arlynda Corners | - | Roadway flooding on Highway 211 at Salt River Bridge. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Arlynda Corners | - | Flooding on Goble Road, Highway 211, and Fulmor Road near Ferndale. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Kenyon | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Ferndale | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Fernbridge | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Waddington | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Worswick | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Table Bluff | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Grizzly Bluff (historical) | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 5.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 218372. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








