Lyman, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Willows census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95988. The Survey maps it on the Willows quadrangle. It stands 141 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
1906 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 81 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
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1906 USGS Willows quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1917 USGS Lyman quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Willows quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Willows quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willows quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
43 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Lyman (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 429 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.2 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | SEMSA AIR 2 TGU_GLENN |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | REACH 5 TGU_GLENN |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 18 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | REACH 5 TGU_GLENN |
| 4 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | REACH 5 TGU_GLENN |
| 30 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Tehama-Glenn Unit | SEMSA AIR 1 TGU_GLENN |
| 29 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | PHI 4-3 TGU_GLENN |
| 25 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 314 acres | Tehama-Glenn Unit | FOLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Lyman (historical): 8 producers, 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colusa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glenn County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Glenn County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glenn County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hydrick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lester G. Madsen | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lester G. Madsen | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pacheco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Spooner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegum | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Willows | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Artois | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Kurand (historical) | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Grapit | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bayliss | 7.9 miles | 15 | |
| Millsholm (historical) | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Greenwood | 8.8 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 Q6707988 | 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 1702560. 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.






