Heath Place, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Covelo census division. The Survey maps it on the Iron Peak quadrangle. It stands 2,080 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1920 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 61 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
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Spyrock quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Iron Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Heath Place between 1992 and 2016, burning about 84 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Northern California District | NASH |
| 13 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Central California Agency | BIA #18 |
| 10 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Mendocino Unit | IRON 2 |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | HULL |
| 6 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 1 |
| 25 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | PINK |
| 12 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | BIA# 14 |
| 12 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | BIA# 15 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Heath Place: 5 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Copper Queen | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Earl W. Long Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Long, Earl W. Woodman Station, Happy Four Last Chance | Manganese | Prospect | Rhodochrosite | |
| Montezuma Improvement Co | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Montezuma Improvement Co. | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Nowlin | Manganese | Producer | Rhodochrosite | |
| Nowlin Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Unknown | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Von Konsky | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Von Konsky | Manganese | Unknown | 1960 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card Place | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Nashmead | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Reyes Place | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| River Garden (historical) | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Ralph Leggett Place | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Dunlap Place | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Jim Leggett Place | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Woodman | 3.7 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q5693528 | 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 1658733. 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.





