Coombs, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Marysville Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95901. The Survey maps it on the Honcut quadrangle. It stands 115 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
1888 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 105 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
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1912 USGS Honcut quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Gridley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Honcut quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Yuba City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
267 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Coombs (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,786 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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/undetermined | 125 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | HONCUT |
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Butte Unit | HONCUT #2 |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Butte Unit | PALERMO IC GRD FIRE |
| 9 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Unit | LOWER |
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Butte Unit | DUNSTONE |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Butte Unit | PALERMO |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Butte Unit | LAPORTE EAST |
| 6 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | ROLLIN |
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 Coombs (historical): 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Iowa City | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Olive Hill | 3.3 miles | 27 | |
| Bliss (historical) | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Tambo | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Loma Rica | 6.2 miles | 27 | |
| Mello | 6.4 miles | 25 | |
| Browns Valley | 7.5 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q5167621 | 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 1703480. 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.









