Bayside, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Arcata census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95524. It stands on Bayside Bottoms. The Survey maps it on the Arcata South quadrangle. It stands 33 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1922 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 65 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Bayside
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 1 record
Old Jacoby Creek Schoollisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1922 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Arcata South quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
233 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 233 fires within 5 miles of Bayside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 383 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 14 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 | 107 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | UNION ST / SAMOA BLVD |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | FUSI |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HATCHERY 3 |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HATCHERY 00 |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Bayside: 17 producers, 5 past producers, 5 prospects, 5 occurrences. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Creek Deposit | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Haw Quarry | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Jacoby Creek Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Jacoby Creek Deposit | Limestone, General | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Thompson Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Prospect | ||
| W A Preston Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| W. A. Preston Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hanes Creek | Manganese | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bayside in 16 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 14 flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Flood | Bayside | - | Flooding at Old Arcata road and Graham road, 2 miles south southeast of Arcata, CA.|Lat. 40.84N, Long. -124.07W. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Bayside | - | Flooding on Old Arcata rd between Graham rd and Jacoby Creek rd, 2 miles south southeast of Arcata, CA. Lat. 40.84N, Long. -124.07W. |
| January 2025 | Flood | Bayside | - | Flooding of Old Arcata Road from heavy rain reported 2 miles south southeast of Arcata, CA., between Graham and Jacoby Creek road. |
| December 2025 | Flood | Bayside | - | A National Weather Service employee confirmed flooding of Old Arcata Road and Graham Road caused by Jacoby Creek overflowing its banks. This area remained flooded through the day. The start and end times of the flooding are uncertain. |
| December 2025 | Flood | Bayside | - | Jacoby Creek exceeded its banks and flooded Old Arcata Road, Graham Road, Eric Lane, and other locations around the creek. |
| January 2024 | Flood | Bayside | - | Jacoby Creek flooded Old Arcata Road and other secondary roads. |
| December 2024 | Flood | Bayside | - | Old Arcata Road flooded at Jacoby Creek. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Bayside | - | Flooding on Old Arcata Road between Graham Road and Jacoby Creek Road. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Bayside | - | Flooded roadway at Old Arcata Road and Graham Road. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Bayside | - | Jacoby Creek flooding Old Arcata Road with nearly a foot of water on the roadway. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Bayside | - | Old Arcata Road at Graham Road was flooded. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Bayside | - | Roadway flooding on Elk River Road. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Bayside | - | Roadway flooding at the intersection of Old Arcata Road and Graham Road. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Bayside | - | Flooding on Old Arcata Road and Jacoby Creek Road. |
| September 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Bayside | - | Funnel cloud observed over Humboldt Bay. |
| September 2019 | Heavy Rain | Bayside | - | Estimated 2.1 inches of rain fell in an hour. Gutters and road overflowing due to rainwater. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Brae | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Bracut | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Fickle Hill | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Arcata | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Indianola | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Brainard | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| The Springs | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Alliance | 3.4 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 Bayside | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q812624 | 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 1658009. 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.









