Howard Springs, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Cobb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95461. It stands on Spikenard Creek. The Survey maps it on the Whispering Pines quadrangle. It stands 2,165 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1945 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 53 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
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1945 USGS Lower Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lower Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Whispering Pines quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Healdsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Whispering Pines quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Whispering Pines quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
310 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 310 fires within 5 miles of Howard Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 84,280 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 21 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 | 116 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CDF KONOCTI CAMP KELSEYVI |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | BIG CANYON RD / SEIGLER C |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | POINT |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | YOGI |
| 4 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | OBSERVATION |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | HOMAS |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SEIGLER |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | S HWY 29 / CLAYTON CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Howard Springs: 23 occurrences, 11 unknowns, 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Mercury, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Prince | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Seigler Springs | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Tin | Occurrence | ||
| Clear Lake Gem Mining Company Or & Near Perini Hill | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Clearlake Gem Mining Company | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Red Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Roundtop Mtn Quarry | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Seigler Springs | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Springs | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Ettawa Springs | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Seigler Springs | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Adams | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Loch Lomond | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Hobergs | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Salminas Resort | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Sunrise Vista | 3.5 miles | 21 |
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 Howard Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14682390 | 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 1658789. 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.










