Cain Rock, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Garberville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95511. It stands on Jewett Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alderpoint quadrangle.
Then and now
1920 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1920 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Harris quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Alderpoint quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Alderpoint quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1969 USGS Alderpoint quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Alderpoint quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Cain Rock between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,712 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 5 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 | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | RANCH |
| 6 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | STOCK |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | POINT |
| 4 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | NEAFUS |
| 4 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | ANNIVERSARY |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.7 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | PRATT |
| 29 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | POINT |
| 26 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SEQUOIA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Cain Rock: 17 occurrences, 14 prospects, 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Woman Limestone | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Big Horn No. 1 | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Big Horn No. 1 and No. 2 | Manganese | Occurrence | Rhodochrosite | |
| Blue Lizard Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Lizard Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Bucking Camp Deposits No. 1 | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Bucking Camp Deposits No. 1 and 2 | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Coldwater No. 1 and 2 | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Coldwater Nos. 1 and 2 Deposits | Manganese | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Corner No. 1 and No. 2 Prospects | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderpoint | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Steelhead | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Harris | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Seward | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Blocksburg | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Brock Creek (historical) | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Benbow | 11.2 miles | 14 | |
| Phillipsville | 11.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658186. 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.






