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Central Valley, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Redding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96019. It stands on Nelson Creek. The Survey maps it on the City of Shasta Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Central Valley within Shasta County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Central Valley (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Central Valley (historical), surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 30 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

459 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 459 fires within 5 miles of Central Valley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 29,912 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 65 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/undetermined160
Equipment and vehicle use83
Arson/incendiarism65
Debris and open burning51
Smoking36
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Natural20
Recreation and ceremony8
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Other causes5
Firearms and explosives use2
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitOLD 3
8 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitASHBY
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined70 acresNorthern California DistrictFLANAGAN
7 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBEAR
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictVISTA
5 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitTARCY
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitFAWNDALE #2
4 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined16 acresShasta-Trinity UnitWONDER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 82 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 82 workings within 5 miles of Central Valley (historical): 35 past producers, 19 unknowns, 16 occurrences, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Limestone, General. 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
CleavlandGold, Copper, Lead, IronPast ProducerGold
Evening StarGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerCopper, Gold, Silver
Old Digging DistrictGold, BismuthOccurrenceQUARTZ VEINS
Original Quartz HillGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
ThompsonCopper, GoldOccurrenceChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Unnamed PropertyChromiumUnknown
WalkerGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerCopper, Gold, Silver
Anderson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Anderson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Arps MineManganeseOccurrence

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Shasta Lake0.0 miles30
Project City (historical)1.0 miles30
Government Camp1.3 miles31
Pine Grove1.4 miles30
Summit City (historical)1.7 miles31
Churntown (historical)2.0 miles31
Newtown2.1 miles31
Silverthorn2.5 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1662272. 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.