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Eileen, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Happy Camp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96044. It lies near Nabob Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Dutch Creek quadrangle.

Eileen within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1914 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Eileen, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Eileen, surveyed 1914

Compare 1914 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

102 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Eileen between 1992 and 2019, burning about 63,853 acres in total. 73 started naturally. 2 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
Natural73
Recreation and ceremony12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestMIDDLE FORK
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.7 acresRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestCOBBS
4 September 1997Naturalunder an acreKlamath National ForestWEST HORSE
4 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestTIPSUTYEE
3 September 1997Naturalunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National ForestSLAUGHTER
3 September 1992Naturalunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National Forestnot named
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreRogue River-Siskiyou National Forestnot named
21 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreKlamath National ForestWHITE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Eileen: 14 occurrences, 10 unknowns, 9 past producers, 5 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Chromium, Asbestos. 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
Black EagleChromium, Platinum, Palladium, RhodiumProducerChromite
Black JackGraphiteOccurrence
Bloomfield MineCopper, Iron, SulfurPast Producer
Blue LedgeCopper, Zinc, Silver, Gold, LeadPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Blue LedgeZinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, GoldPast Producer1896, 1917
JonesCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Emma Bell MineChromium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, RhodiumOccurrenceChromite
Huff GroupIron, CopperProducer
Huff GroupIron, CopperProspect
Seattle Bar MarbleLimestone, GeneralProducerMetamorphic

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
Seiad Valley9.6 miles19
Fort Goff10.6 miles18
Horse Creek11.2 miles28
Cinnabar Springs (historical)12.2 miles28
Oakbar12.4 miles28
Hamburg12.6 miles18
Steelhead13.3 miles18
Scott Bar16.2 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1657604. 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.