Longvale, California
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Willits census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95490. It stands on Long Valley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Longvale quadrangle. It stands 1,191 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1951 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 30 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 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.
- 1951 USGS Laytonville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Longvale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Longvale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 662 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 10 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 | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | SHERWOOD |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | SHERWOOD RD BROOK 39 |
| 7 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | IRVINE |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | SHERWOOD RD MP 009.00 BRO |
| 6 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | SPRING |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | POND |
| 4 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SHIMMONS |
| 4 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | RIOS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Longvale: 9 producers, 7 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hell's Half Acre Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Reported Occurrence | Gemstone | Occurrence | Deerite, Howieite, Zussmanite | |
| Reported Occurrence | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Arnold Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bielenberg Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Finnegan Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harms Brothers | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Harms Brothers Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Longvale Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Outlet Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Longvale in 3 storm reports in 2022: 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | Flood | Longvale | - | Clogged drainage pipe was causing flooding across Highway 101 near Laytonville. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Longvale | - | North bound lane of Highway 101 flooded due to clogged drainage. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Longvale | - | Highway 162 between Highway 101 and Covelo was closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Sylvandale (historical) | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Farley | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rowes (historical) | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Brooktrails | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Tatu | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wanhala | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Burbeck | 8.7 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Longvale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2835183 | 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 1659004. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




