BlockBayley, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Alturas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96116. It stands on Romero Creek. The Survey maps it on the Infernal Caverns quadrangle. It stands 4,383 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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
- 1961 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Infernal Caverns quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Infernal Caverns quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Bayley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,255 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 1 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northern California District | LIKELY 3 |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Northern California District | LIKELY 2 |
| 22 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Northern California District | LYNETTA |
| 17 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.9 acres | Northern California District | JUNIPER |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | 4-15 BEET |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | 4-13 ROCKY |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | 4-12 POWER |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Lassen-Modoc Unit | 4-14 PRAIRIE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bayley (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGarva | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Derner | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Ramsey | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Christensen | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Williams | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| McArthur | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| D Flourney | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Vestil | 3.8 miles | 22 |
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 Q4874570 | 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 1658006. 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.