Fernbridge, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Fortuna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95540. It stands on Finch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fortuna quadrangle. It stands 39 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1944 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Fernbridge
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Fernbridgelisted 1987
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1944 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Fortuna quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Fernbridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 158 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BLUFF |
| 8 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LOLETA |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | PALMER |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LOOP |
| 27 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | FERNBRIDGE |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CHRIS |
| 27 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MORGAN |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CARROLL RD LOLETA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Fernbridge: 8 producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Table Bluff | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Ell River Crushing Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fernbridge Gravel Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortuna Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortuna Ready Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fortuna Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mencer Fraser Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fernbridge in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 1 heavy rain, 1 flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Heavy Rain | Fernbridge | $3,000,000 | Scouring and damage to the supports of the Fernbridge bridge over the Eel River on Highway 211. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fernbridge | $1,000 | A thunderstorm oriented Wind Gusts caused Damage to a powerline approximately 1 mile east northeast of Fernbridge, CA. LAT. 40.62N, LONG. -124.18W. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Fernbridge | $750 | Hail on roadway leading to a three car accident. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Fernbridge | - | State Road 211 fully closed at Fernbridge due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worswick | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Fortuna | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Table Bluff | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Arlynda Corners | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Waddington | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Beatrice | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Grizzly Bluff (historical) | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hookton | 4.0 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Fernbridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5445037 | The 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 1656011. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






