Cottage Grove, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Happy Camp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96039. It stands on Thomas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dillon Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1922 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1922 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1922 USGS Preston Peak quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dillon Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Dillon Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Happy Camp quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Dillon Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Dillon Mtn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Cottage Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 75,480 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | MILE POST 26 |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | 8,055 acres | Klamath National Forest | SWILLUP II |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Klamath National Forest | PONY IV |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Cottage Grove: 13 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Platinum, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Magic Graphite | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Nose Mine | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| King Creek | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Ames | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Barnum Bros. | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Ames | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Ames Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Auberry Hydraulic Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Black Hawk | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Nose Mine | Gold | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patsiluvra (historical) | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Ferry Point (historical) | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Eyese Bar (historical) | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| Clear Creek | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hoskin | 10.5 miles | 18 | |
| Happy Camp | 14.8 miles | 18 | |
| Somes Bar | 15.7 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Goff | 22.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1655928. 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.









