Lawyers Bar, California
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Smith River-Gasquet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95543. It stands on Little Jones Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hurdygurdy Butte quadrangle. It stands 899 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
1922 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 75 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
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1922 USGS Preston Peak quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Gasquet quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Gasquet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Hurdygurdy Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Happy Camp quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Hurdygurdy Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Lawyers Bar (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,630 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 40 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | SISKIYOU |
| 5 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | HATCHERY |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | SHELLY |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | TWENTY FOUR |
| 4 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | MADRONE |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 57 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Lawyers Bar (historical): 33 occurrences, 13 unknowns, 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Copper, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Laterite | Cobalt, Nickel, Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Cam Laterite Ext. | Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Chrome Hill Number 1 | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1941 | |
| High Dome | Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Mercury Location | Mercury, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Siskiyou Fork | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Chromium, Palladium, Iridium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Platinum | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Chromium, Iridium, Palladium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Platinum | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Chromium, Rhodium, Platinum, Palladium, Ruthenium, Iridium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unknown | Mercury | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Creek | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Idlewild | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Darlingtonia | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Gasquet | 7.5 miles | 21 | |
| French Hill | 8.1 miles | 21 | |
| Adams Station | 8.7 miles | 21 | |
| Rockland | 10.3 miles | 22 | |
| Douglas Park | 13.5 miles | 16 |
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 Q6505100 | 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 1682277. 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.









