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Eyese Bar, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Happy Camp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95556. It stands on Eyese Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dillon Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Eyese Bar within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1922 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Eyese Bar (historical), surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Eyese Bar (historical), surveyed 1922

Compare 1922 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

76 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Eyese Bar (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 192 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 16 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
Natural45
Arson/incendiarism16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1

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
4 September 1992Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
25 September 1996Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKlamath National ForestROGERS
17 September 2005Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSTUD
16 September 1993Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
15 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSix Rivers National ForestTI #2
15 September 2001Naturalunder an acreSix Rivers National ForestTI #1
12 September 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSix Rivers National ForestRATTLE
12 September 2014Arson/incendiarism1.4 acresSix Rivers National ForestBLUE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Eyese Bar (historical): 8 unknowns, 6 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum. 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
Barnum Bros.CopperOccurrence
Black Magic GraphiteGraphiteOccurrence
Blue Nose MineGold, PlatinumProducerStream Placer
KookaburraGold, SilverPast Producer
Sandy Bar PointGold, SilverPast Producer
Stenshaw-On-KlamathGold, SilverPast Producer
Blue Nose MineGoldPast Producer
Carter Hydraulic MineGoldOccurrence
Dillons HillGoldUnknown
Halverson MineGoldUnknown

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
Patsiluvra (historical)2.8 miles20
Cottage Grove6.9 miles20
Somes Bar9.2 miles14
Ferry Point (historical)12.6 miles19
Clear Creek14.8 miles19
Hoskin16.6 miles18
Happy Camp21.5 miles18
Gilta (historical)23.9 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682300. 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.