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.
Then and now
1922 to 1997The 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.


Compare 1922 against another survey:
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.
- 1922 USGS Korbel quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Blue Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Blue Lake quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1977 USGS Maple Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hayfork quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Maple Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional 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 use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | ROXANNE |
| 8 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | SCORPION |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDWOOD VALLEY #1 |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDWOOD VALLEY#3 |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDWOOD VALLEY #2 |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SQUIRREL |
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BERRY #1 |
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BERRY #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospects | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Hungry Hollow | Clay | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Hungry Hollow | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Lord Ellis | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korbel | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Riverside | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Blue Lake | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Maple Creek | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Janes Place | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Glendale | 9.1 miles | 21 | |
| Essex | 10.1 miles | 21 | |
| Fickle Hill | 10.2 miles | 21 |
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.






