BlockIrish Place, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the West Tehama census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96080. The Survey maps it on the Oxbow Bridge quadrangle. 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
1890 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 89 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
7 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Colyear Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Colyear Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1967 USGS Oxbow Bridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Irish Place (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,713 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | PETTYJOHN |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | HESS |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 30 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | 4-5 KELLY RD. |
| 2 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | BECHELLI, D. |
| 13 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | MCCARTHY |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | REEDS |
| 5 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | PETTYJOHN |
| 15 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | PARKS,H. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Irish Place (historical): 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Steer Claim | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Graves Pit #23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilliam Place | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| McCartney Place | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Montgomery Place | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Swain Place | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Leonard Place (historical) | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Banfield Place | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Fowler Place | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Mary Ellen Place | 5.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1666619. 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.