BlockLarabee, California
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Garberville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95569. It stands on Chris Creek. The Survey maps it on the Redcrest quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 58 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
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1921 USGS Dyerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Weott quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Weott quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1969 USGS Redcrest quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Larabee between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,558 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 2 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 | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | DYERVILLE |
| 30 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | FOUNDERS |
| 3 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | THORTON |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | WEBER CREEK |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDCREST 3 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MT. BALDY |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDCREST 2 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | REDCREST 1 |
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 Larabee: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eel River Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Van Duzen Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Holmes | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Redcrest | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Shively | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Dyerville (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pepperwood | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Elinor (historical) | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Maple Grove | 6.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658939. 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.