Avila Place, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Big Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96009. It lies near Preston Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Lane Reservoir quadrangle. It stands 4,655 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1886 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 107 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1886 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1886 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Adin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Lane Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Lane Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Avila Place between 1992 and 2019, burning about 142 acres in total. 72 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | COYOTE |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | 3-8 WINDMILL |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | CDF NO 10 |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | FOSTER |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Modoc National Forest | 739 |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | CDF #10 |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | LIGHTING #75 |
| 13 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | DRAW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Avila Place: 18 occurrences, 8 prospects, 6 producers, 6 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hayden Hill Deposit | Silver, Gold, Mercury, Arsenic, Manganese | Producer | 1870 | |
| Unnamed Location | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Ranch | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Anderson Ranch Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Eagle Mine | Silver, Gold | Producer | 1869 | |
| Hayden Hill Mine | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1988, 1992 | |
| Lassen Eagle Mining Co.Hayden Hill Gold Corp | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1870 | |
| Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Hill | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Scotty Place | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Dan Ryan Place | 7.8 miles | 22 | |
| Leonard | 10.7 miles | 21 | |
| Hot Springs | 11.5 miles | 21 | |
| Sheepshead | 13.1 miles | 22 | |
| Pumpkin Center | 13.5 miles | 21 | |
| Bieber | 15.6 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.
| Wikidata item Q4828841 | 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 1657969. 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.









