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.
Then and now
1914 to 1998The 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.


Compare 1914 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1914 USGS Seiad quadrangle1:125000
- 1922 USGS Seiad quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Seiad Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Dutch Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Happy Camp quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Dutch Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 73 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | MIDDLE FORK |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.7 acres | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | COBBS |
| 4 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | WEST HORSE |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | TIPSUTYEE |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | SLAUGHTER |
| 3 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Klamath National Forest | WHITE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Eagle | Chromium, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium | Producer | Chromite | |
| Black Jack | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Bloomfield Mine | Copper, Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Ledge | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Blue Ledge | Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1896, 1917 | |
| Jones | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Emma Bell Mine | Chromium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Huff Group | Iron, Copper | Producer | ||
| Huff Group | Iron, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Seattle Bar Marble | Limestone, General | Producer | Metamorphic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seiad Valley | 9.6 miles | 19 | |
| Fort Goff | 10.6 miles | 18 | |
| Horse Creek | 11.2 miles | 28 | |
| Cinnabar Springs (historical) | 12.2 miles | 28 | |
| Oakbar | 12.4 miles | 28 | |
| Hamburg | 12.6 miles | 18 | |
| Steelhead | 13.3 miles | 18 | |
| Scott Bar | 16.2 miles | 18 |
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.









