BlockDogtown, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Willows census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95939. The Survey maps it on the Felkner Hill quadrangle. It stands 4,898 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1919 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1919 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1919 USGS Elk Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Elk Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Elk Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Felkner Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willows quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Felkner Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Dogtown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,307 acres in total. 31 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | SANHEDRIN |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1,481 acres | Mendocino National Forest | HAPPY CAMP |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | DIXON |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 23 acres | Mendocino National Forest | IVORY MILL |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Mendocino National Forest | CEDAR 1 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 15 acres | Mendocino National Forest | SHEEP RIDGE |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Mendocino National Forest | JUMBO |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 125 acres | Mendocino National Forest | ESTELL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dogtown: 2 prospects. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.S. No. 1 | Manganese | Prospect | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite | |
| B.S. No. 1 | Manganese | Prospect | 1941 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyers Place | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Alder Springs | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Reynolds Place (historical) | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Elk Creek | 9.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fiddlers Green | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lone Star | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Copper City | 10.6 miles | 13 | |
| Jenks Place | 11.0 miles | 13 |
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 Q5288478 | 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 259448. 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.