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Blinzing, California

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Feather Falls census division. It stands on Chino Creek. The Survey maps it on the Berry Creek quadrangle. It stands 915 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.

Blinzing within Butte County

Then and now

1888 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Blinzing (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Blinzing (historical), surveyed 1888

Compare 1888 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

187 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Blinzing (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,005 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 16 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
Equipment and vehicle use46
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Natural33
Debris and open burning28
Arson/incendiarism16
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Recreation and ceremony7
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreButte UnitFUNES
8 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresPlumas National ForestMALCOLM
6 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined8,333 acresButte UnitPOE
6 September 2001Power generation/transmission/distribution50 acresNorthern California DistrictBTU POE
5 September 2017Naturalunder an acrePlumas National ForestHAPHAZARD
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSURCEASE
27 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte Unit70
25 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresPlumas National ForestBAKER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 70 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 70 workings within 5 miles of Blinzing (historical): 29 past producers, 19 occurrences, 14 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big BendCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, LeadPast ProducerReplacement
Big BendGold, Copper, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Big Bend Marble QuarryLimestone, Dimension, Marble, DimensionPast Producer
Mountain House AreaNickelOccurrence1957
Pinkston MineGold, Zinc, Barium-Barite, CopperPast ProducerBarite, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
PoeLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Reported CollectionGemstoneUnknown
SurceaseGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, ZincUnknown
Surcease Bunker Hill and Treasure HillSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperProducer
Surcease MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, IronPast ProducerAntimony, Bornite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite

Every working recorded in Butte County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
New Blinzing (historical)0.6 miles28
Hughes Place1.1 miles28
Brush (historical)1.3 miles28
Isaiah (historical)1.5 miles28
David (historical)2.2 miles28
Big Bend2.7 miles28
Poe3.7 miles28
Pipers (historical)4.2 miles28

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 Q4926788The 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 1723847. 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.