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Fairview, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weaverville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96052. It stands on Stuart Fork. The Survey maps it on the Trinity Dam quadrangle.

Fairview within Trinity County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fairview, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Fairview, surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 1992 and 2020, burning about 90 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 3 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
Natural37
Recreation and ceremony10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Debris and open burning6
Smoking5
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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
5 September 2019Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestEASTMAN
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestTANNERY
5 September 2001Equipment and vehicle use28 acresShasta-Trinity National ForestPAPOOSE
4 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestFAWN
3 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestPINEWOOD
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Natural1.5 acresShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Trinity County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 88 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 88 workings within 5 miles of Fairview: 41 past producers, 31 unknowns, 10 occurrences, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Stone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jack Rabbit Flat QuarryVolcanic Materials, PumiceProducer
Paymaster MineGold, Lead, Copper, SilverPast ProducerGalena, Gold
UnnamedTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
BonanzaGold, CopperPast Producer1890
Liberty Bell MinePumiceUnknown
MinersvilleGold, PlatinumProducerStream Placer
OccurrenceGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerReplacement
Rover PlacerGold, PlatinumOccurrence
Bragdon OccurrenceChromiumPast ProducerChromite
Dragdon and Mule CreekChromiumUnknown

Every working recorded in Trinity 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
Minersville (historical)2.5 miles27
Estrellita3.2 miles27
Ridgeville3.8 miles27
Cedar Stock3.9 miles27
Pinewood Cove4.7 miles27
Keno (historical)4.8 miles27
Bragdon (historical)6.2 miles29
Deadwood6.9 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 276918. 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.