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Bliss, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Marysville Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95901. The Survey maps it on the Honcut quadrangle. It stands 82 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.

Bliss within Yuba County

Then and now

1888 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bliss (historical), surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Bliss (historical), surveyed 1888

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

197 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Bliss (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 580 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined115
Equipment and vehicle use38
Debris and open burning25
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1

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 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte UnitLOWER
9 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitOSWALT
5 September 2014Debris and open burning2.0 acresButte UnitLEVEE
5 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresButte UnitCHANDON IC GRDLY FIRE
3 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitHWY 70 / BOYER RD
27 September 2011Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer UnitHWY 70 MARYSVILLE_FD
27 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
26 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNevada-Yuba-Placer Unitnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yuba County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bliss (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Meyer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Yuba 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
Tambo2.5 miles25
Ramirez3.1 miles21
Coombs (historical)3.8 miles21
Mello4.9 miles25
Iowa City6.4 miles27
Olive Hill6.8 miles27
Binney Junction7.9 miles25
Dantoni8.5 miles25

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 Q4926817The 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 1703467. 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.