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Cottonwood Estates, California

22 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 96022. It lies near Schmeider Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Cottonwood quadrangle.

Cottonwood Estates 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 Cottonwood Estates, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Cottonwood Estates, surveyed 1890

On record in Cottonwood Estates

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 22 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

627 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 627 fires within 5 miles of Cottonwood Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,519 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 62 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/undetermined198
Equipment and vehicle use183
Debris and open burning85
Arson/incendiarism62
Smoking41
Misuse of fire by a minor37
Natural12
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
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
9 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitHAWES RD / KIMBERLY RD
9 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitCOTTONWOOD #2
9 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitPANORAMA
9 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitRHONDA #2
8 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitLONG BRANCH DR COTTONWOO
8 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitVALLEY
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTehama-Glenn UnitRIO TAC3
7 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTehama-Glenn UnitANTELOPE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Cottonwood Estates: 9 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium. 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
Cottonwood CreekGold, Platinum, Osmium, IridiumProducerStream Placer
Cottonwood CreekGold, PGEUnknown
Dredge TailingsGoldOccurrence
Anderson Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cottonwood Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cottonwood Creek Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cottonwood Creek Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cottonwood Creek Pit #3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cottonwood Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hooker Creek BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Cottonwood0.4 miles22
Anderson4.3 miles22
Balls Ferry Fishing Resort4.7 miles23
El Rio Estates5.9 miles22
Olinda8.0 miles25
Pacheco9.1 miles31
Girvan10.2 miles29
Cloverdale12.2 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2508643. 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.