Dawson Place, California
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the West Tehama census division. It lies near Tatham Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Riley Ridge quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1952 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1952 USGS Paskenta quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Riley Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willows quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Riley Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Dawson Place between 1995 and 2020, burning about 23,474 acres in total. 20 started naturally. None was 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 | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | BLACKBURN |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | THREE PRONG |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | RILEY 2 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | 4-30 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | RILEY RIDGE |
| 21 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | PATTON FIRE |
| 7 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | HOWELL |
| 6 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | TATHAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dawson Place: 3 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calaveri-Thurston | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Cavaleri | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Cavaleri Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Lockwood | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Lockwood Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Place | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Steuben Place | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Peterson Place | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Griffin Place | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Pellow Place | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Whitlock Place | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Copple Place | 7.2 miles | 21 | |
| Wilder Place | 7.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658379. 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.





