Indian Springs, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Laytonville-Leggett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95429. It stands on Gamache Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dos Rios quadrangle. It stands 1,197 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1951 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 30 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
5 surveys from 16 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.
- 1951 USGS Laytonville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Dos Rios quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Indian Springs between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2,226 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 7 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 | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 105 |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | UNNAMED FIRE 3334 |
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | CREEK |
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | CANYON |
| 18 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Northern California District | KNOB |
| 13 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING #9 |
| 13 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Northern California District | TEMPLIN |
| 1 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 85 acres | Mendocino Unit | SAND |
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 Indian Springs: 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poonkinney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cable Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Earl W. Long Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Long, Earl W. Woodman Station, Happy Four Last Chance | Manganese | Prospect | Rhodochrosite | |
| Rowlands Bar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dos Rios | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Woodman | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Card Place | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Tatu | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Heath Place | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Nashmead | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Laytonville | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Covelo | 7.8 miles | 16 |
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 Q6021628 | 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 1656090. 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.




