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Centerville, California

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ferndale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95536. It stands on Fleener Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ferndale quadrangle. It stands 13 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Centerville within Humboldt County

Then and now

1916 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Centerville (historical), surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Centerville (historical), surveyed 1916

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

22 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Centerville (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 11 acres in total. 1 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
Debris and open burning8
Recreation and ceremony4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
20 September 2004Debris and open burning1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCLARK
9 August 2003Debris and open burning1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCENTERVILLE
14 August 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCENTERVILLE
4 July 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthern California DistrictCAMP
31 July 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitWILDCAT
15 July 2013Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitPOOLE
13 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorthern California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 3617
13 July 2007Naturalunder an acreNorthern California DistrictHUU NAVAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Centerville (historical): 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice, Iron. 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
Centerville Hematite DepositIronProspect
Herb Russ PropertyVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Herb Russ PropertyPumiceOccurrence
UnknownVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Unnamed LocationPumiceOccurrence

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
Port Kenyon3.9 miles17
Ferndale4.5 miles17
Arlynda Corners5.1 miles17
Capetown7.6 miles13
Waddington7.8 miles15
Fernbridge8.3 miles15
Worswick8.7 miles15
Table Bluff9.0 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Centerville (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5060091The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1681876. 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.