Carrville, California
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weaverville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96091. It lies near Carr Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Carrville quadrangle.
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Then and now
1886 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 112 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
13 surveys from 33 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.
- 1886 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1894 USGS Shasta quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1931 USGS Etna quadrangle1:96000
- 1934 USGS Etna quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Bonanza King quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Bonanza King quadrangle1:62500
- 1979 USGS Mount Shasta quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Carrville quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Carrville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Carrville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,132 acres in total. 63 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 63 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | SWIFT |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | HATCHET |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 192 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | LITTLE |
| 27 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | GOLDFIELD |
| 19 September 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 18 September 1994 | Natural | 250 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | COPPER |
| 18 September 1994 | Natural | 638 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | SCORPION |
| 17 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | BUCKEYE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 105 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 105 workings within 5 miles of Carrville: 44 past producers, 30 unknowns, 22 occurrences, 5 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Iron, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Creek | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dewey | Gold, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1899 | |
| Golden Jubilee Mine | Gold, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Headlight | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Lead | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Headlight Consolidated | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| New Blue Jay Mining Co. | Gold, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | 1886 | |
| Strode | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Unnamed | Copper, Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Copper Queen | Copper, Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Queen Group | Copper, Gold, Mercury | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Gold |
Storms near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carrville in 3 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 2 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Carrville | $3,200,000 | An atmospheric river aided in heavy rain development across the River Complex burn scar. One or possibly more debris flows occurred as a result. Removal, protective measures, and repair costs from this debris flow are estimated to be $3.2 million. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Carrville | $2,000 | A thunderstorm set up over the a portion of the 2021 River Complex Burn Scar and caused a debris flow as reported by Trinity County OES on Coffee Creek on 2 August. The debris flow caused Coffee Creek Road to be unpassable. A Flash Flood Warning was issued shortly after 03/0110Z. |
| December 1996 | Flood | Carrville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stringtown (historical) | 1.6 miles | 33 | |
| Coffee Creek | 1.7 miles | 33 | |
| Coffee | 4.7 miles | 35 | |
| Trinity Center | 5.6 miles | 29 | |
| Bragdon (historical) | 12.0 miles | 29 | |
| Ridgeville | 14.8 miles | 27 | |
| Estrellita | 14.9 miles | 27 | |
| Minersville (historical) | 15.3 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1655871. 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.












