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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.

Lyman within Glenn County

Then and now

1906 to 1987

The 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 sheet of Lyman (historical), surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Lyman (historical), surveyed 1906

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

43 since 1994

Regional 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/undetermined24
Equipment and vehicle use8
Debris and open burning5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking1
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
29 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use6.2 acresTehama-Glenn UnitSEMSA AIR 2 TGU_GLENN
25 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresTehama-Glenn UnitREACH 5 TGU_GLENN
23 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTehama-Glenn UnitREACH 5 TGU_GLENN
4 August 2020Debris and open burning1.0 acresTehama-Glenn UnitREACH 5 TGU_GLENN
30 August 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTehama-Glenn UnitSEMSA AIR 1 TGU_GLENN
29 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTehama-Glenn UnitPHI 4-3 TGU_GLENN
25 August 2005Equipment and vehicle use314 acresTehama-Glenn UnitFOLEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Glenn County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Colusa PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Glenn County Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Glenn County Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Glenn County PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Hydrick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lester G. MadsenSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lester G. MadsenSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pacheco PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Spooner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Glenn 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
Bluegum1.0 miles16
Willows3.1 miles16
Artois3.5 miles16
Kurand (historical)5.8 miles18
Grapit7.7 miles16
Bayliss7.9 miles15
Millsholm (historical)8.3 miles18
Greenwood8.8 miles16

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 Q6707988The 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.