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Furnaceville, California

26 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 96069. The Survey maps it on the Oak Run quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

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

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 26 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

137 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Furnaceville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 67,740 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined31
Natural30
Debris and open burning23
Equipment and vehicle use21
Arson/incendiarism14
Smoking8
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
4 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minor3.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitBACKBONE
29 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitRIDGE
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitLIGHTNING #81
29 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitLIGHTNING #82
26 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitWOODMAN
24 September 1994Natural3.0 acresShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
22 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California DistrictSNIDER
21 September 1999Smokingunder an acreNorthern California DistrictSTORE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Furnaceville (historical): 13 occurrences, 11 past producers, 6 prospects, 5 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Zinc, Lead. 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
AsherLead, ZincProspect
CortezGold, CopperProducerGold
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
AsherZinc, LeadOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Bibbens HeirsStoneProspect
CowboyCopper, Zinc, LeadOccurrenceReplacement

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
Ingot1.3 miles26
Osborne2.5 miles26
Oak Run4.5 miles26
Fitzpatrick (historical)4.9 miles29
Wilkinson6.7 miles26
Round Mountain7.4 miles31
Winthrop (historical)7.6 miles27
Bully Hill7.7 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682489. 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.