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.
Then and now
1890 to 1979The 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.


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.
Cottonwood Historic Districtlisted 1973 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Anderson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Anderson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1965 USGS Cottonwood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
627 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 198 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 183 |
| Debris and open burning | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Smoking | 41 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 37 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | HAWES RD / KIMBERLY RD |
| 9 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | COTTONWOOD #2 |
| 9 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | PANORAMA |
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | RHONDA #2 |
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | LONG BRANCH DR COTTONWOO |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | VALLEY |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | RIO TAC3 |
| 7 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | ANTELOPE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Creek | Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Cottonwood Creek | Gold, PGE | Unknown | ||
| Dredge Tailings | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cottonwood Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cottonwood Creek Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cottonwood Creek Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cottonwood Creek Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cottonwood Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hooker Creek Bar | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood | 0.4 miles | 22 | |
| Anderson | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Balls Ferry Fishing Resort | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| El Rio Estates | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Olinda | 8.0 miles | 25 | |
| Pacheco | 9.1 miles | 31 | |
| Girvan | 10.2 miles | 29 | |
| Cloverdale | 12.2 miles | 25 |
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.






