Herlong Junction, California
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Honey Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96109. The Survey maps it on the McKesick Peak quadrangle. It stands 4,019 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1886 to 1994The 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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 Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Honey Lake quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Doyle quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Mc Kesick Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Susanville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Mc Kesick Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Herlong Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 475 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 5 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | SMALL |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | BIRD |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | STILES |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | EAST |
| 3 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | MARK |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | MANZANITA 2 |
| 25 September 1995 | Other causes | under an acre | Northern California District | HERLONG #2 |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Plumas National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Herlong Junction: 4 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Lake Gold Mines Badger Group | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1900 | |
| Plinco | Gold, Copper, Silver | Producer | ||
| Warden & Porter Deposits | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Honey Lake Gold Mines | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Plinco Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Azevedo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Doyle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Honey Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Long Valley Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Copper King & Copper Queen | 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.
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 Herlong Junction | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5739315 | 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 1658741. 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.











