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Khoonkhwuttunne, California

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Smith River-Gasquet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95567. It lies near Prince Island. The Survey maps it on the Smith River quadrangle. It stands 33 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Khoonkhwuttunne within Del Norte County

Then and now

1929 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 67 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Khoonkhwuttunne (historical), surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Khoonkhwuttunne (historical), surveyed 1929

Compare 1929 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

58 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Khoonkhwuttunne (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 59 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined30
Recreation and ceremony8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Debris and open burning6
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural2

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
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitSMITH
3 September 2004Smokingunder an acreNorthern California DistrictCASINO
28 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitLUCKY 7 CASINO SMITH_RIVE
24 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGold Beach UnitWINCHUCK RIVER
21 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCLIFFORD KAMPH MEMORIAL P
2 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGold Beach UnitCRISSY FIELD
19 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitRIVERS
12 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionCLIFFORD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Del Norte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Khoonkhwuttunne (historical): 10 producers, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, 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
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mountain Quarries and MillStoneProducer
Mountain Quarries and MillStoneProducer
QuarryStonePast Producer
UnknownGoldOccurrencePlacer
Unnamed LocationGoldOccurrence
Unnamed LocationGoldUnknown
Unnamed Placer DepositGoldUnknown
Bailey BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Crockett BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Del Norte 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
Yontocket2.8 miles18
Smith River3.3 miles18
Tryon Corner5.8 miles18
Fort Dick6.3 miles21
Pacific Shores6.4 miles21
Hiouchi12.8 miles16
Rockland13.0 miles22
Crescent City13.3 miles21

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 Khoonkhwuttunne (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6402287The 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 1682083. 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.