Crittendon, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hopland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95449. It lies near Bus McGall. The Survey maps it on the Yorkville quadrangle. It stands 646 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1938 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 53 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1938 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1938 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Hopland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Point Arena quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Crittendon (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 49,893 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | 101 |
| 5 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | HOUSE |
| 3 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Mendocino Unit | MCNAB |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | MIDDLE RANCH |
| 29 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Mendocino Unit | RANCH 9 |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | NELSON |
| 21 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 acres | Mendocino Unit | NELSON 3 |
| 20 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | CRAWFORD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Crittendon (historical): 12 occurrences, 5 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C W Johnson Prospect | Clay | Unknown | ||
| C. W. Johnson Prospect | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Callizo | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Callizo Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Crawford | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Crawford | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| John L Mcnabb | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| John L. Mcnabb | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Prospects | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Austin Ranch Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largo | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hopland | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Duncan Springs | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Old Hopland | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Rankin (historical) | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Dawes | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Nacomis Indian Rancheria | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| El Roble | 6.5 miles | 17 |
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 Q5186929 | 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 1653012. 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.










