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.
Then and now
1890 to 1998The 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.


Compare 1890 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 27 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1913 USGS Weaverville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Minersville quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Trinity Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Trinity Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1982 USGS Trinity Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Redding quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Trinity Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | EASTMAN |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | TANNERY |
| 5 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | PAPOOSE |
| 4 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | FAWN |
| 3 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | PINEWOOD |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 88 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Rabbit Flat Quarry | Volcanic Materials, Pumice | Producer | ||
| Paymaster Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Galena, Gold | |
| Unnamed | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Bonanza | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Liberty Bell Mine | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Minersville | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Occurrence | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Rover Placer | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Bragdon Occurrence | Chromium | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Dragdon and Mule Creek | Chromium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minersville (historical) | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Estrellita | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Ridgeville | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Cedar Stock | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| Pinewood Cove | 4.7 miles | 27 | |
| Keno (historical) | 4.8 miles | 27 | |
| Bragdon (historical) | 6.2 miles | 29 | |
| Deadwood | 6.9 miles | 26 |
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.









