Martins Ferry, California
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Willow Creek-Hoopa Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95546. It stands on Rock Chute Creek. The Survey maps it on the French Camp Ridge quadrangle. It stands 315 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
1925 to 1983The 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.


Compare 1925 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1925 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Coyote Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Coyote Peak quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS French Camp Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
432 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 432 fires within 5 miles of Martins Ferry (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,151 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 215 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 215 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoopa Valley Tribe | HOLDOVER 2 |
| 8 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California Agency | MINER |
| 7 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoopa Valley Tribe | POLE |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northern California Agency | ROCK |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | WEITCHPEC 3 |
| 6 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Hoopa Valley Tribe | BULL CREEK 2 |
| 6 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | SCHOOL |
| 6 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Six Rivers National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Martins Ferry (historical): 10 occurrences, 6 producers, 4 prospects, 3 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Platinum, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavanaugh | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hoopa Indian Reservation | Platinum, Iridium, Osmium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Klamath River Mine | Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium | Producer | 1860 | |
| Old County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weitchpec Bar | Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Osmium, Iridium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Weitchpec Bar Placer | Gold, PGE | Occurrence | ||
| Cavanaugh Mine | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Unknown | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Graphite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Graphite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waseck | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Weitchpec | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ertlerger (historical) | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pekwuteu (historical) | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Wright Place | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Notchko | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Opegoi (historical) | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Mettah | 9.4 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 Martins Ferry (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6777203 | 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 1665253. 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.








