BlockGlenburn, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the East Shasta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96028. It stands on Tule River. The Survey maps it on the Butte Meadows quadrangle.
Then and now
1886 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1886 USGS Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava-Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Fall River Mills quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS McArthur quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Fall River Mills quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Fall River Mills quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Glenburn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,512 acres in total. 32 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | HWY 299 E/ PIT 1 POWER 4 |
| 9 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | SHU LGT#34 |
| 4 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Northern California District | EIGHTYNINE 2 |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 17 |
| 29 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | SOLDIER |
| 28 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Lassen National Forest | COYOTE |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | LIGHTNING 70 |
| 21 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | OLD CROOK TRL SOLIDERMTN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Glenburn: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grefco | Diatomite | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomez | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Fall River Mills | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| McArthur | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Dana | 5.3 miles | 26 | |
| Spalding Corner | 6.7 miles | 25 | |
| Cayton | 7.6 miles | 26 | |
| Pittville | 8.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cassel | 10.3 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 260605. 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.