BlockHollenbeck, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Adin-Lookout census division. It stands on Hollenbeck Butte. The Survey maps it on the Hollenbeck quadrangle. It stands 4,347 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1886 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 107 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 21 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 Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava Bed quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1892 USGS Modoc Lava-Bed quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS White Horse quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Whitehorse quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Alturas quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS McArthur quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Hollenbeck quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Hollenbeck quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Hollenbeck (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,233 acres in total. 48 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 48 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | BIG |
| 4 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | ASPEN |
| 19 September 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | MDF BV TRACK |
| 17 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | HOLLENBECK |
| 16 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | CRYSTAL |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Modoc National Forest | MUD |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | REFUGE |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Modoc National Forest | DUSTY'S |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarface | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Demuth | 8.6 miles | 21 | |
| Kephart | 8.9 miles | 25 | |
| Hackamore | 10.5 miles | 24 | |
| Meares | 11.8 miles | 24 | |
| White Horse | 12.1 miles | 22 | |
| Old Hulbert Place | 12.3 miles | 21 | |
| Tionesta | 12.9 miles | 26 |
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 Q5881217 | 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 1658764. 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.