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Deetz, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Mount Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96067. It lies near Mills Meadow. The Survey maps it on the Mount Eddy quadrangle.

Deetz within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1886 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 112 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Deetz, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Deetz, surveyed 1886

Compare 1886 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 30 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

247 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 247 fires within 5 miles of Deetz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 481 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 24 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/undetermined79
Debris and open burning53
Natural41
Recreation and ceremony28
Arson/incendiarism24
Equipment and vehicle use11
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitHILL
6 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestMEMORIAL
6 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSHORE
5 September 2009Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresShasta-Trinity National ForestSPRING
5 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
5 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitWOODLAND
4 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestNORTH
4 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreSiskiyou UnitWOODLAND PARK DR MS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Deetz: 7 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Asbestos, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Rainbow GroupCopperUnknown
OccurranceStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
South Pacific Co LocationsStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Black Butte QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Black Butte QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Don Clifton Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mount EddyAsbestosOccurrence
Mt Shasta PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mt. Shasta Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Neptune GroupAsbestosProspect

Every working recorded in Siskiyou 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
Hammond Ranch1.9 miles30
Upton2.2 miles30
Black Butte2.6 miles31
Igerna3.0 miles31
Weed4.5 miles31
Mount Shasta5.1 miles30
Pioneer6.0 miles30
Carrick6.3 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 259256. 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.