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Laughlin, California

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Redwood Valley-Potter Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95470. It lies near McGee Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Redwood Valley quadrangle. It stands 863 feet above sea level.

Laughlin within Mendocino County

Then and now

1943 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 38 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Laughlin, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Laughlin, surveyed 1943

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 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

203 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Laughlin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 38,617 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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/undetermined89
Equipment and vehicle use53
Debris and open burning28
Arson/incendiarism13
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural3
Smoking2
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1

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 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitMARINA
8 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMendocino UnitLUSTIG
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMendocino UnitGOLDEN 2
7 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMendocino UnitMARINA
7 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMendocino UnitUVA
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresMendocino UnitWALLACE
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionLONE
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitCAMP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mendocino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Laughlin: 8 occurrences, 8 producers, 5 past producers, 4 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Silica, Osmium, Iridium, Platinum, Gold. 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
CalpellaOsmium, Iridium, Platinum, GoldOccurrenceStream Placer
CalpellaPlatinum, GoldOccurrence
South ThomasSilica, ManganesePast Producer1915, 1916
Ciancio BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mendocino Co. No.136Manganese, SilicaPast Producer
Redwood Valley Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thomas MineManganese, SilicaPast Producer1912, 1914
FaucherManganeseProducerPsilomelane
Faucher MineManganeseProspect1918
Fischer DepositManganeseOccurrence

Every working recorded in Mendocino 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
Redwood Valley1.9 miles14
Calpella3.6 miles15
Coyote Valley Rancheria (historical)4.8 miles15
Ridge5.3 miles15
The Forks6.3 miles15
Ridgewood Park6.7 miles15
Potter Valley7.1 miles14
Pomo7.6 miles14

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.

Wikidata item Q6498168The 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 252720. 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.