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Cloverdale, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Redding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96007. It lies near Coal Pit Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Olinda quadrangle.

Cloverdale within Shasta County

Then and now

1890 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cloverdale, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Cloverdale, surveyed 1890

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 25 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

672 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 672 fires within 5 miles of Cloverdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,239 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 106 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/undetermined208
Equipment and vehicle use172
Arson/incendiarism106
Debris and open burning71
Misuse of fire by a minor38
Smoking36
Natural19
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Recreation and ceremony8
Fireworks1
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2016Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresNorthern California DistrictCASTLE
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined8,056 acresNorthern California DistrictCLOVER
9 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitOAK
9 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitMONTE
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitSELTZER #2
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitHAPPY
8 September 2008Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitPALM 2
7 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitKIRK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 80 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 80 workings within 5 miles of Cloverdale: 36 past producers, 20 unknowns, 11 occurrences, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Anavina GroupGold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite
Briggsville Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Broken HillGold, Iron, SulfurPast ProducerGold, Pyrite
Clear CreekGold, PlatinumProducerStream Placer
Jones PropertyLeadProspect
Miners DreamGold, CopperUnknown
Redding Brick and Tile CoClayOccurrence
Yankee JohnGold, SilverPast ProducerGold
Briggsville Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Calif Sandstone & Constr CoStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

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
Centerville3.1 miles29
Igo4.1 miles27
Olinda4.2 miles25
Middletown (historical)4.5 miles29
Gas Point5.1 miles20
Girvan5.8 miles29
Ono7.5 miles20
Pacheco8.0 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 221254. 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.