BlockGovernment Camp, California
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Redding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96019. It lies near Rich Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Shasta Dam quadrangle.
Then and now
1890 to 1998The 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.
Compare 1890 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 31 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Redding quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1944 USGS Redding quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Redding quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Shasta Dam quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Redding quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Shasta Dam quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
411 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 411 fires within 5 miles of Government Camp between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58,463 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 58 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 | 144 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Smoking | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 7 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | ASHBY |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Northern California District | FLANAGAN |
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BEAR |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | VISTA |
| 7 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | IRON #5 |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | TARCY |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | FAWNDALE #2 |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | WONDER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 104 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 104 workings within 5 miles of Government Camp: 43 past producers, 28 unknowns, 21 occurrences, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleavland | Gold, Copper, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Evening Star | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Copper, Gold, Silver | |
| Giant Consolidated | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Surface/Underground | |
| Old Digging District | Gold, Bismuth | Occurrence | QUARTZ VEINS | |
| Thompson | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Unnamed Property | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Walker | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Copper, Gold, Silver | |
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arps Mine | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit City (historical) | 0.7 miles | 31 | |
| Central Valley (historical) | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Shasta Lake | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Churntown (historical) | 1.3 miles | 31 | |
| Project City (historical) | 2.2 miles | 30 | |
| Newtown | 2.4 miles | 31 | |
| Pine Grove | 2.7 miles | 30 | |
| Coram | 3.0 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 276983. 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.