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Igerna, California

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weed census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96094. The Survey maps it on the Weed quadrangle.

Igerna within Siskiyou County

Then and now

1886 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 112 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Igerna, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Igerna, surveyed 1886

Compare 1886 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

209 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Igerna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,313 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined69
Debris and open burning50
Natural34
Arson/incendiarism14
Equipment and vehicle use14
Recreation and ceremony11
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1998Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestDILLER
6 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestMEMORIAL
6 September 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSiskiyou UnitROSEBURG
3 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSiskiyou UnitSPRING HILL
28 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
27 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiskiyou UnitFIVE
25 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
23 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionWISNER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Siskiyou County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Igerna: 6 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Asbestos, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
OccurranceStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
South Pacific Co LocationsStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
EdwardsChromiumUnknown
Meadow ViewChromiumProducer
Meadow ViewChromiumPast Producer
Mount EddyAsbestosOccurrence
North View ProspectAsbestosOccurrence
Reported LocationChromiumUnknown
Reported OccurrenceAsbestosOccurrence
Shasta ViewAsbestosUnknown

Every working recorded in Siskiyou County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Black Butte1.2 miles31
Weed1.5 miles31
Hammond Ranch1.6 miles30
Deetz3.0 miles30
Carrick3.3 miles32
Upton4.5 miles30
Edgewood4.8 miles31
Hotlum6.1 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 225830. 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.