Feather River Inn, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Graeagle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96103. It stands on Bonta Creek. The Survey maps it on the Johnsville quadrangle. 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
1891 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 103 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
13 surveys from 28 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.
- 1891 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Downieville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1937 USGS Blairsden quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Blairsden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Blairsden quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Chico quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Johnsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Portola quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Johnsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Feather River Inn (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | JACKSON |
| 9 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | SKI HILL |
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | JOHNSVILLE |
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | HILL |
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | C |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | EUREKA |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | PEN |
| 28 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Feather River Inn (historical): 13 past producers, 6 producers, 6 occurrences, 4 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feather River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lakin | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Plumas-Eureka Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1851 | |
| Edman Tin Claims | Tin | Occurrence | ||
| J A Edman | Tin | Occurrence | ||
| Arrastaville | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Frazer Queen | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Frazier Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gallagher | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Plumas-Eureka | Gold, Lead, Silver | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bontes (historical) | 0.6 miles | 29 | |
| Feather River Park | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Mohawk | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Blairsden | 1.0 miles | 29 | |
| Plumas Eureka | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Dentens (historical) | 1.5 miles | 29 | |
| Graeagle | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Mohawk Vista | 2.8 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666671. 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.












