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.
Then and now
1929 to 1996The 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.


Compare 1929 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1929 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Point St. George quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Smith River quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Smith River quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Crescent City quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Smith River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | SMITH |
| 3 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Northern California District | CASINO |
| 28 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LUCKY 7 CASINO SMITH_RIVE |
| 24 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | WINCHUCK RIVER |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CLIFFORD KAMPH MEMORIAL P |
| 2 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gold Beach Unit | CRISSY FIELD |
| 19 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | RIVERS |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | CLIFFORD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mountain Quarries and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Mountain Quarries and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Placer Deposit | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bailey Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crockett Bar | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yontocket | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Smith River | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Tryon Corner | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Dick | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Pacific Shores | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Hiouchi | 12.8 miles | 16 | |
| Rockland | 13.0 miles | 22 | |
| Crescent City | 13.3 miles | 21 |
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 Q6402287 | 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 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.










