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.
Then and now
1919 to 1989The 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 sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1919 USGS Glynn quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Scotia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Scotia quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Bull Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Cape Mendocino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LIGHTNING |
| 3 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | THORTON |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | RATTLESNAKE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDCREST 2 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDCREST 1 |
| 28 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Northern California District | HUU MATOLE |
| 28 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | NELSON |
| 24 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | POLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Crimson Prospect | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Rainbow Group | Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyerville (historical) | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Redcrest | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Englewood | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Burlington | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Westlund Place | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Larabee | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Shively | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Holmes | 7.3 miles | 12 |
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.







