Johnsons, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Willow Creek-Hoopa Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95546. It stands on Achelth Creek. The Survey maps it on the Johnsons quadrangle. It stands 180 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1925 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1925 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1925 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Tectah Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Tectah Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Johnsons quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Johnsons quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Johnsons between 1992 and 2016, burning about 619 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 69 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | ROACH |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | JOHNSON'S |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 100 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | TECTAH |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | SEVENTEEN |
| 27 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MCKINNON |
| 21 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | 169 |
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MARTIN |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | FERRY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Johnsons: 6 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Platinum, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surpur Creek | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Gold Occurrence | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Manapier Mine | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Manapier Mine | Gold | Producer | ||
| Manapier Mine | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Mottah | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecwan | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pekwan (historical) | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Shregegon (historical) | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Surgone | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Mettah | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Notchko | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Erner (historical) | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Elk Grove (historical) | 8.0 miles | 12 |
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 Johnsons | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14682529 | 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 1658867. 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.









