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Coyote Valley Rancheria, California

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ukiah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95482. The Survey maps it on the Ukiah quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Coyote Valley Rancheria within Mendocino County

Then and now

1920 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Coyote Valley Rancheria (historical), surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Coyote Valley Rancheria (historical), surveyed 1920

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

268 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 268 fires within 5 miles of Coyote Valley Rancheria (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 450,656 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 28 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/undetermined110
Equipment and vehicle use66
Debris and open burning42
Arson/incendiarism28
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1
Natural1
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 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorthern California DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 3669
9 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitMARINA
8 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMendocino UnitGUN
8 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMendocino UnitLUSTIG
7 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMendocino UnitMARINA
7 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMendocino UnitUVA
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresMendocino UnitWALLACE
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLONE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mendocino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Coyote Valley Rancheria (historical): 7 producers, 5 occurrences, 3 prospects, 3 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Geothermal. 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
CalpellaOsmium, Iridium, Platinum, GoldOccurrenceStream Placer
CalpellaPlatinum, GoldOccurrence
Guntley Quarry No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
South ThomasSilica, ManganesePast Producer1915, 1916
Vichy SpringsGeothermalUnknown
UnknownStoneOccurrence
Unnamed LocationStoneOccurrence
Ciancio BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Freitas Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Redwood Valley Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Mendocino 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
Calpella1.9 miles15
Redwood Valley3.0 miles14
The Forks3.5 miles15
Vichy Springs4.5 miles15
Presswood4.8 miles15
Laughlin4.8 miles14
Rogina Heights5.8 miles15
Ukiah6.0 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1653190. 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.