BlockBefore

Maple Grove, California

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Fortuna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95528. It lies near Petty Flat. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeville quadrangle.

Maple Grove within Humboldt County

Then and now

1921 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 58 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Maple Grove, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Maple Grove, surveyed 1921

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

66 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Maple Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 253 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 6 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
Equipment and vehicle use18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Debris and open burning14
Natural6
Arson/incendiarism6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
8 September 2011Smokingunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitBRIDGEVILLE
8 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitHWY 36 BRIDGEVILLE
4 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitVAN DUZEN #1
4 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitVAN DUZEN #3
4 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitVAN DUZEN #2
4 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitVAN DUZEN #4
30 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitMOUNTAIN
3 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionJAYMAR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Maple Grove: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Hansen QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
South Fork Van Duzen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Bridgeville1.8 miles12
Yager Junction5.5 miles12
Holmes6.7 miles12
Larabee6.7 miles12
Englewood7.5 miles12
Shively7.7 miles12
Redcrest7.8 miles12
Pepperwood8.6 miles12

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 Q14683255The 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 1659053. 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.