Cory, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Orland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95963. It stands on Hambright Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kirkwood quadrangle. It stands 233 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 83 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
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1904 USGS Vina quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1914 USGS Kirkwood quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Kirkwood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Kirkwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Corning quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willows quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Cory between 1992 and 2019, burning about 428 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | FREEWAY. |
| 29 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | JACOB, H. |
| 28 September 1993 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | TOWERS |
| 26 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | NUISANCE53 |
| 26 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | HULTENSCHMIDT |
| 24 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | GAY |
| 23 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | FREEWAY |
| 2 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | CHRISTIAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Cory: 10 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Chico Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hamilton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Martin Pit and Mi11 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mills Orchards Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Orland Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| So. Pacific Railroad Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowood Estates | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Wyo | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Malton (historical) | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Orland | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Capay | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Mills Orchard | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Greenwood | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Kirkwood | 6.0 miles | 18 |
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 Q5173520 | 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 1658323. 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.







