Berry Glenn, California
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the North Coastal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95555. It stands on Skunk Cabbage Creek. The Survey maps it on the Orick quadrangle.
Then and now
1945 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 37 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
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1945 USGS Orick quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Orick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Orick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Orick quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Berry Glenn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 48 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Redwood National and State Parks | OVERLOOK |
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | GANNS1 |
| 6 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | LADY BIRD |
| 6 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | GANNS 2 |
| 6 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | LOST |
| 6 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Redwood National and State Parks | GANNS 3 |
| 6 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Redwood National and State Parks | GANNS 4 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | LBJ2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Berry Glenn: 5 producers, 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Platinum, Chromium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Gold Bluffs | Gold, PGE | Occurrence | ||
| Mcarthur | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Redwood Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Redwood Creek Bypass | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Lower Gold Bluffs | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Two States Mining Co. | Gold, Platinum | Producer | 1852 | |
| Two States Mining Co. | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Producer | Gold | |
| Unnamed Location | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orick | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Ore'q (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Elk Grove (historical) | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Mettah | 9.0 miles | 15 | |
| Notchko | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Johnsons | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Erner (historical) | 9.4 miles | 15 | |
| Shregegon (historical) | 9.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 219078. 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.







