Elinor, California
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Garberville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95565. It stands on Greenlow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Scotia quadrangle. It stands 92 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1919 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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 Glynn quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Scotia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Scotia quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Scotia quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Cape Mendocino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Elinor (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,142 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | FORD |
| 9 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | FOX |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | SCOTIA |
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | YARD |
| 3 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDWOOD |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDCREST 2 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDCREST 1 |
| 24 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | JORDAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Elinor (historical): 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook's Calley Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Van Duzen Gravel Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weeds Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Woods Prospect | Manganese | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperwood | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Stafford | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Shively | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Riverside Park | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Holmes | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Redcrest | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Englewood | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Larabee | 5.5 miles | 12 |
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 Q5361131 | 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 1665220. 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.







