Blunt, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Red Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96080. The Survey maps it on the Red Bluff West quadrangle.
Then and now
1890 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 89 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
6 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1951 USGS Red Bluff West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Red Bank quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
485 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 485 fires within 5 miles of Blunt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,195 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 36 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 use | 176 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 157 |
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | BAKER RD WRB |
| 9 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | BRENT |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | JELLYS2 |
| 9 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | FREEWAY 10 |
| 9 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | IRISH |
| 9 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | MISSION |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | HILL ST RBCTY |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | VALLEY 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Blunt: 7 producers, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Co. | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Al' Bon's Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brickyard Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chase Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dibble Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Heitman Dibble Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hooker Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Latten Pit and Mil | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blunt in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2020: 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Lightning | Blunt | $5,000 | Local media reported that a man's home was struck by lightning on the afternoon of May 18. Media crews posted photos and video footage of damage to the owner's home which was estimated to be at least five thousand dollars worth of damage. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Blunt | - | On Friday, August 9, roughly 7 miles to the northwest of Red Bluff, a strong thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail stones that fell for 5 to 10 minutes. The public reported that they noticed some minor damage to trees and plants in the area. |
| December 2014 | Flash Flood | Blunt | - | Flooding reported at intersection of Jellys Ferry Dr. and Oakwood. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninemile (historical) | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Bend | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Hooker | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Red Bluff | 5.3 miles | 27 | |
| Rawson | 10.0 miles | 26 | |
| Dairyville | 11.9 miles | 26 | |
| Dales | 12.6 miles | 23 | |
| Proberta | 12.8 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658088. 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.





