Hendy Grove, California
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Mendocino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95466. It stands on Gowan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Philo quadrangle. It stands 190 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1943 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1943 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1943 USGS Boonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Boonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1991 USGS Philo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Hendy Grove between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,575 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 11 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 | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | COLD SPRINGS FIRE LOOKO 3 |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | HENDY |
| 6 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | MAPLE |
| 6 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | NASH |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BLATTNER RD PHILO |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | CHURCH OF CHRIST |
| 29 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | SIGNAL #2 |
| 27 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | ROSSI #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hendy Grove: 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Mercury, Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Zirconium, Mercury, Zirconium, Gold, Iridium, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Valley | Mercury, Zirconium, Gold, Iridium, Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Anderson Valley Placer | Mercury, Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Zirconium | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| O'Brien Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Whipple | Copper | Occurrence | Copper | |
| Whipple Prospect | Copper | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philo | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Philbrick Mill | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Reilly Heights | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Old Bailey Place | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Navarro | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Boonville | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cape Horn | 10.0 miles | 17 | |
| Little Penny | 10.6 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.
| Wikipedia article on Hendy Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5714080 | 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 1653042. 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.





