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Grizzly Bluff, California

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ferndale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95536. It stands on Van Duzen River. The Survey maps it on the Fortuna quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Grizzly Bluff within Humboldt County

Then and now

1944 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Grizzly Bluff (historical), surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Grizzly Bluff (historical), surveyed 1944

On record in Grizzly Bluff

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

105 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Grizzly Bluff (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 104 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined34
Equipment and vehicle use27
Debris and open burning25
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
5 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitPALMER
5 September 2011Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitLOOP
28 September 2013Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCEMETARY
27 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitFERNBRIDGE
27 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCHRIS
26 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitBEAR
22 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitHYDESVILLE
20 September 2004Debris and open burning1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCLARK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Grizzly Bluff (historical): 10 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials. 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
UnknownVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Alton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eel River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ell River Crushing PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fernbridge Gravel BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fortuna BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fortuna Ready Mix PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fortuna Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hansen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mencer Fraser CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Waddington1.6 miles15
Rohnerville1.9 miles15
Alton1.9 miles15
Fortuna2.6 miles15
Worswick3.6 miles15
Newburg3.6 miles14
Metropolitan3.6 miles15
Fernbridge4.0 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2783848. 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.