Fouts Springs, California
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the West Colusa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95979. It lies near Moon Glade. The Survey maps it on the Fouts Springs quadrangle. It stands 1,713 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1951 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1951 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Stonyford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Fouts Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Lakeport quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Fouts Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Fouts Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 54,857 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | SUMMIT |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | SNOW MOUNTIAN |
| 27 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | HIGH ROCK |
| 23 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.8 acres | Mendocino National Forest | SNOW |
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Mendocino National Forest | GLADES |
| 21 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | DIXIE |
| 20 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | MILL |
| 2 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino National Forest | VISITOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Fouts Springs: 5 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyote Claim | Chromium, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Moon Glade Prospect | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| P & C Claims | Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Chromium | Producer | Chromite | |
| Bickford Property | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Big Stoney Creek Mine | Manganese | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Big Stony Creek | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Big Stony Creek Rockridge | Manganese | Occurrence | Psilomelane | |
| Black Diamond Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Black Diamond Manganese Mine | Manganese | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie View | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Stonyford | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lodoga | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Devils Elbow | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| Leesville | 17.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sites | 17.6 miles | 18 | |
| Mills Orchards | 21.3 miles | 18 | |
| Lurline (historical) | 24.1 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Fouts Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5476315 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656032. 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.





