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Fisher, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the North Coastal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95519. It stands on Mad River. The Survey maps it on the Arcata North quadrangle.

Fisher within Humboldt County

Then and now

1922 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 65 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fisher, surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Fisher, surveyed 1922

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

240 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 240 fires within 5 miles of Fisher between 1992 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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/undetermined146
Debris and open burning32
Equipment and vehicle use21
Recreation and ceremony13
Smoking9
Arson/incendiarism7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Misuse of fire by a minor6

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 2015Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte Unitnot named
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBEACH
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCLAM
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.6 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCRISTI

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Fisher: 8 producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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
Hanes CreekManganeseProducer
Janes CreekManganeseProducer
Janes CreekManganeseProspect1918
Arcata PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Essex Gravel BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Graham Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Graham Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Korblex BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mercer Fraser Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSedimentary
Mercer-Fraser CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
McKinleyville1.0 miles21
Calville1.0 miles21
Tyee City1.4 miles19
Korblex3.6 miles21
Clam Beach3.7 miles21
Alliance4.0 miles21
Fieldbrook4.7 miles21
Essex5.0 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658540. 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.