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Fernwood, California

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the North Coastal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95550. It lies near Bald Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Maple Creek quadrangle.

Fernwood within Humboldt County

Then and now

1922 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fernwood, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Fernwood, surveyed 1922

Compare 1922 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Fernwood between 1992 and 2017, burning about 276 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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
Equipment and vehicle use24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Debris and open burning9
Arson/incendiarism8
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitROXANNE
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitSCORPION
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitREDWOOD VALLEY #1
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitREDWOOD VALLEY#3
4 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitREDWOOD VALLEY #2
3 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.6 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionSQUIRREL
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitBERRY #1
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitBERRY #2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Fernwood: 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury. 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
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed ProspectsMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
Hungry HollowClayProspectSedimentary
Hungry HollowClayOccurrence
Lord EllisStoneUnknown
Unnamed LocationStoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Korbel5.7 miles14
Riverside6.4 miles14
Blue Lake7.1 miles16
Maple Creek7.4 miles15
Janes Place9.0 miles19
Glendale9.1 miles21
Essex10.1 miles21
Fickle Hill10.2 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658533. 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.