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.
Then and now
1943 to 1981The 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 sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1943 USGS Pomo quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Potter Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Redwood Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
203 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 89 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | MARINA |
| 8 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LUSTIG |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Mendocino Unit | GOLDEN 2 |
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | MARINA |
| 7 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | UVA |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Mendocino Unit | WALLACE |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | LONE |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | CAMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calpella | Osmium, Iridium, Platinum, Gold | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Calpella | Platinum, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| South Thomas | Silica, Manganese | Past Producer | 1915, 1916 | |
| Ciancio Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mendocino Co. No.136 | Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Redwood Valley Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thomas Mine | Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1912, 1914 | |
| Faucher | Manganese | Producer | Psilomelane | |
| Faucher Mine | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Fischer Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Valley | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Calpella | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Coyote Valley Rancheria (historical) | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ridge | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| The Forks | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ridgewood Park | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Potter Valley | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Pomo | 7.6 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.
| Wikidata item Q6498168 | 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 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.





