BlockLane Redwood Flat, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Laytonville-Leggett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95585. It stands on Dora Creek. The Survey maps it on the Piercy quadrangle. It stands 676 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
1950 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 31 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.
- 1950 USGS Piercy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Piercy quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Lane Redwood Flat (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,183 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING 107 |
| 8 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | HALE |
| 5 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | TEACHER |
| 30 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northern California District | STANDISH |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MILL |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 74 |
| 27 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LEGGETT |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | SMITHE REDWOOD GROVE LEGG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lane Redwood Flat (historical): 10 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Manganese, Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain Laterite | Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium | Prospect | 1955 | |
| Unnamed | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Guthrie Group | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Red Mountain Creek | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Usal Deposits | Manganese | Occurrence | 1940 | |
| Usal Manganese Deposits | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Little Red Mountain Dunn | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Red Mountain Creek | Chromium | Occurrence | 1950 | |
| Sugar Pine | Chromium | Occurrence | 1948 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pratt Place | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Leggett | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Underwood Park | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Reynolds (historical) | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| South Leggett | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Piercy | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Hales Grove | 5.7 miles | 14 |
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 Lane Redwood Flat (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6485441 | 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 1666475. 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.