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Fitzpatrick, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Central Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96008. It lies near Woodman Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bella Vista quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Fitzpatrick within Shasta County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fitzpatrick (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Fitzpatrick (historical), surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 29 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

242 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 242 fires within 5 miles of Fitzpatrick (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30,036 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 31 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/undetermined59
Equipment and vehicle use45
Recreation and ceremony40
Arson/incendiarism31
Natural27
Debris and open burning24
Smoking9
Misuse of fire by a minor7

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 1997Smokingunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestJONES VALLEY
8 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use50 acresShasta-Trinity UnitRIVER
7 September 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitJONES VALLEY CAMPGROUND 3
5 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestINLET
4 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minor3.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitBACKBONE
30 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSILVER 2
3 September 2002Smoking1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitSILVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Fitzpatrick (historical): 17 occurrences, 10 past producers, 9 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Zinc. 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
AfterthoughtCopper, Gold, Silver, LeadPast Producer1862, 1873, 1952
CortezGold, CopperProducerGold
CowboyCopper, Zinc, LeadOccurrenceReplacement
DonkeyCopper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, GoldPast ProducerUnderground
FreemontGold, SilverPast Producer
Old IndianGold, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Sugarloaf and HomestakeLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, GoldOccurrenceReplacement
Woodrow WilsonCopper, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Brushy Canyon GroupCopper, ZincOccurrenceReplacement
CowboyZincUnknown

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Calkins (historical)3.6 miles29
Ingot3.8 miles26
Furnaceville (historical)4.9 miles26
Sherman5.1 miles29
Wilkinson5.5 miles26
Osborne6.2 miles26
Ydaloom (historical)6.3 miles27
Winthrop (historical)6.4 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682483. 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.