BlockBlack Forest, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the East Tehama census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96061. It stands on Lost Creek. The Survey maps it on the Childs Meadows quadrangle.
Then and now
1886 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 109 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
12 surveys from 24 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 Lassen Peak quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Lassen Peak quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Lassen Peak quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1955 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Mt. Harkness quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Childs Meadows quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Lake Almanor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Childs Meadows quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Black Forest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2017 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Lassen National Forest | CARTER |
| 29 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | CARTER |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | CAVE2 |
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | C16 |
| 24 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen-Modoc Unit | LIGHTNING #69 |
| 23 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Lassen National Forest | BUTT |
| 18 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | FERN |
| 12 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Lassen National Forest | DEER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Bernard | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Deer Creek | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Fire Mountain | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Mill Creek | 9.0 miles | 28 | |
| Childs Meadows | 9.2 miles | 24 | |
| Morgan Springs | 10.0 miles | 28 | |
| Mineral | 13.0 miles | 28 | |
| Yellowjacket | 16.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666112. 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.