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Lillienthal, California

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Redding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96003. It stands on Deep Hole Creek. The Survey maps it on the City of Shasta Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Lillienthal within Shasta County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lillienthal (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Lillienthal (historical), surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 30 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

619 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 619 fires within 5 miles of Lillienthal (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,043 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 102 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/undetermined194
Equipment and vehicle use150
Arson/incendiarism102
Debris and open burning68
Smoking35
Misuse of fire by a minor32
Recreation and ceremony17
Natural10
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Fireworks2
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitOLD 3
8 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitASHBY
8 September 1997Smokingunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestJONES VALLEY
8 September 1994Equipment and vehicle use50 acresShasta-Trinity UnitRIVER
8 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitTRAIL #4
7 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBEAR
7 September 2012Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitALTURAS 4
7 September 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitJONES VALLEY CAMPGROUND 3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 39 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Lillienthal (historical): 12 occurrences, 9 producers, 9 past producers, 5 unknowns. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Manganese, Gold, Iron. 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
Black Diamond GroupCopper, Silver, GoldPast ProducerReplacement
ThompsonCopper, GoldOccurrenceChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Unnamed PropertyChromiumUnknown
Culeyeran Cement Div of ReddingLimestone, GeneralProspectSedimentary
Culeyeran Cement Div of ReddingStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Falkenbury Shale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Fawndale Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gray Rocks QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer
Mountain Gate QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer
Redding Cement PlantCalciumProducer

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Houston (historical)2.3 miles30
Mountain Gate3.0 miles30
Project City (historical)3.1 miles30
Tunnel Inn3.3 miles30
Pine Grove3.4 miles30
Bayha (historical)3.5 miles30
Sherman3.5 miles29
McColl3.5 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682499. 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.