BlockLone Star Junction, California
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Fortuna census division. It stands on Digger Creek. The Survey maps it on the Iaqua Buttes quadrangle.
Then and now
1922 to 1982The same ground, surveyed 60 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
5 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.
- 1922 USGS Kneeland quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Iaqua Buttes quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Iaqua Buttes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hayfork quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
30 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Lone Star Junction between 1993 and 2018, burning about 242 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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 | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.8 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | IAQUA |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | UNNAMED FIRE 3271 |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LIGHTNING 3-3 |
| 29 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LIGHTNING |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LOOKOUT |
| 15 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | YAGER |
| 9 August 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | SHAW |
| 8 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | IAQUA LOOKOUT RD / SLATER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lone Star Junction: 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Mine | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Iaqua Buttes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Several Unlocatable Mines | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unknown | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yager Junction | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Maple Creek | 9.0 miles | 15 | |
| Dinsmores | 9.5 miles | 21 | |
| Kneeland | 10.8 miles | 14 | |
| Riverside Park | 11.3 miles | 12 | |
| Maple Grove | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Carlotta | 11.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bridgeville | 12.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 252794. 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.