McColl, California
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Redding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96003. It stands on Bontabile Creek. The Survey maps it on the City of Shasta Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1890 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1890 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 30 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.
- 1890 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Red Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Redding quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1944 USGS Redding quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Redding quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Project City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Redding quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS City of Shasta Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
459 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 459 fires within 5 miles of McColl between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,588 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 72 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 | 145 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 106 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 72 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | ASHBY |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | PLAINS |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | TRAIL #4 |
| 7 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BEAR |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | FAWNDALE #2 |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BRIDGE |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | WONDER |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | POCO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 77 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 77 workings within 5 miles of McColl: 25 occurrences, 19 past producers, 14 unknowns, 13 producers. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Iron, Gold, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond Group | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Blue Jacket | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Haley Group | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Hirz Mountain | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Kane and Wilbur | Copper, Iron, Nickel | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Minnie Haley | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Thompson | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Unnamed Property | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Redding Cement Plant | Calcium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel Inn | 0.3 miles | 30 | |
| Bayha (historical) | 0.4 miles | 30 | |
| Mountain Gate | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Portal Inn | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Project City (historical) | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Lillienthal (historical) | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Shasta Lake | 3.9 miles | 30 | |
| Central Valley (historical) | 3.9 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659085. 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.








