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Churntown, California

31 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 Little Churn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shasta Dam quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Churntown 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 Churntown (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Churntown (historical), surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 31 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

415 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 415 fires within 5 miles of Churntown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64,693 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 61 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/undetermined151
Arson/incendiarism61
Equipment and vehicle use56
Debris and open burning41
Natural28
Smoking26
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Firearms and explosives use9
Recreation and ceremony8
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Other causes5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitASHBY
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined70 acresNorthern California DistrictFLANAGAN
8 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNorthern California DistrictKESWICK 2
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictVISTA
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitIRON #5
6 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitKESWICK 3
5 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitTARCY
4 September 2013Firearms and explosives use9.0 acresNorthern California DistrictIRON 3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 120 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 120 workings within 5 miles of Churntown (historical): 51 past producers, 37 unknowns, 24 occurrences, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Giant ConsolidatedCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrenceSurface/Underground
Old Digging DistrictGold, BismuthOccurrenceQUARTZ VEINS
Spread Eagle MineGold, Copper, Iron, Silver, Sulfur, ZincPast Producer1900
Sugar Loaf AreaCopper, ZincPast Producer
WalkerGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerCopper, Gold, Silver
Anderson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Anderson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Culeyeran Cement Div of ReddingLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary

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
Summit City (historical)0.7 miles31
Government Camp1.3 miles31
Newtown1.6 miles31
Whitehouse (historical)1.9 miles31
Hart (historical)2.0 miles31
Central Valley (historical)2.0 miles30
Shasta Lake2.0 miles30
Silverthorn2.3 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682470. 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.