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Bull Creek, California

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Garberville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95545. It stands on Cuneo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bull Creek quadrangle.

Bull Creek within Humboldt County

Then and now

1919 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bull Creek, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Bull Creek, surveyed 1919

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

38 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Bull Creek between 1992 and 2018, burning about 93 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking2

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
30 September 1994Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitLIGHTNING
3 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionTHORTON
3 September 2003Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitRATTLESNAKE
3 September 2003Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitREDCREST 2
3 September 2003Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitREDCREST 1
28 September 2008Recreation and ceremony8.0 acresNorthern California DistrictHUU MATOLE
28 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitNELSON
24 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitPOLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bull Creek: 1 prospect, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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
CrimsonCopperOccurrence
Crimson ProspectCopperPast Producer
Rainbow GroupCopperProspect

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Dyerville (historical)5.5 miles12
Redcrest6.0 miles12
Englewood6.3 miles12
Burlington6.5 miles12
Westlund Place7.1 miles13
Larabee7.1 miles12
Shively7.2 miles12
Holmes7.3 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658166. 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.