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Ferry Point, California

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Happy Camp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96039. It stands on Titus Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clear Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ferry Point within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1914 to 2001

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ferry Point (historical), surveyed 2001
Topographic sheet of Ferry Point (historical), surveyed 1914

Compare 1914 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

70 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Ferry Point (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 7,109 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 4 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
Natural52
Arson/incendiarism4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning3
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acreKlamath National ForestJOHNSON
30 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKlamath National ForestMILE POST 26
3 September 1992Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
26 September 2007Smokingunder an acreKlamath National ForestCLEAR
26 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
2 September 1992Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named
2 September 1992Naturalunder an acreKlamath National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 52 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Ferry Point (historical): 18 unknowns, 15 past producers, 9 occurrences, 6 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Gold, Iron. 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
Buzzard Hill Mine, Inc.Gold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Clear CreekCopper, GoldOccurrenceVein
Manganese Nos. 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 ClaimsManganeseOccurrence
Manganese Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4 ClaimsManganese, SilicaProspect1942
Titus CreekCopper, Gold, IronOccurrence
HomestakeGold, SilverPast Producer
King CreekGold, SilverPast Producer
Mountain ViewGold, SilverPast Producer
AmesCopperOccurrence
AmesCopperProspect

Every working recorded in Siskiyou 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
Clear Creek2.9 miles19
Hoskin4.4 miles18
Cottage Grove6.2 miles20
Happy Camp8.9 miles18
Patsiluvra (historical)10.1 miles20
Eyese Bar (historical)12.6 miles20
Fort Goff16.1 miles18
Seiad Valley17.2 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682349. 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.