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Elna, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Independence census division. The Survey maps it on the Tinemaha Reservoir quadrangle. It stands 3,878 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.

Elna within Inyo County

Then and now

1913 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Elna (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Elna (historical), surveyed 1913

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

36 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Elna (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,519 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use10
Arson/incendiarism5
Natural3
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
14 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino UnitFISH
13 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use5,353 acresCentral California DistrictJOHN
3 August 2000Naturalunder an acreInyo National ForestHARK
27 August 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral California DistrictERIC
27 August 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCentral California DistrictSTEWART
26 August 2003Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresCentral California DistrictPROVERTY TWO
26 August 2003Naturalunder an acreInyo National ForestFLAT
23 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitP3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Inyo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Elna (historical): 16 past producers, 12 prospects, 3 producers, 3 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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
Alice ExtensionSilver, Lead, GoldProspect
Black AsterSilver, Copper, LeadProspect
ClevelandGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Commetti MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold
Commetti MinesGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Contact Silver No. 8Silver, Copper, GoldProspect
FreezeLead, Gold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Green Giant Marble Nos. 1-8Marble, DimensionPast Producer
Imus MineTalc-SoapstoneProducer1948
KaweahGold, Lead, SilverProspect

Every working recorded in Inyo 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
Fish Springs2.0 miles28
Monola3.6 miles27
Big Pine6.0 miles27
Zurich6.4 miles27
Aberdeen8.1 miles35
Chrysopolis (historical)9.3 miles34
Blackrock11.4 miles34
Keough Hot Springs13.7 miles26

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 Q5367007The 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 1703646. 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.