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.
Then and now
1916 to 1987The 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 sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1916 USGS Cape Fortunas quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Ferndale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ferndale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Ferndale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ferndale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 1993Regional 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 burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CLARK |
| 9 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CENTERVILLE |
| 14 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CENTERVILLE |
| 4 July 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northern California District | CAMP |
| 31 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | WILDCAT |
| 15 July 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | POOLE |
| 13 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northern California District | UNNAMED FIRE 3617 |
| 13 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | HUU NAVAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville Hematite Deposit | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Herb Russ Property | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Herb Russ Property | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Kenyon | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ferndale | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Arlynda Corners | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Capetown | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Waddington | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Fernbridge | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Worswick | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Table Bluff | 9.0 miles | 16 |
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 Q5060091 | The 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.








