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Minersville, California

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weaverville census division. It lies near Ridgeville Islands. The Survey maps it on the Trinity Dam quadrangle. It stands 2,372 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.

Minersville within Trinity County

Then and now

1890 to 1998

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Minersville (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Minersville (historical), surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 27 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

92 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Minersville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 53 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 4 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
Natural35
Recreation and ceremony13
Debris and open burning12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks1

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
5 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestTANNERY
5 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestSTUMP
4 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestFAWN
30 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestGRANITE
3 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestPINEWOOD
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
28 September 1994Naturalunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Trinity County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 84 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 84 workings within 5 miles of Minersville (historical): 35 unknowns, 30 past producers, 10 occurrences, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Stone, Chromium. 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
Jack Rabbit Flat QuarryVolcanic Materials, PumiceProducer
MinersvillePGEUnknown
OccurrenceGold, Silver, CopperPast ProducerReplacement
Liberty Bell MinePumiceUnknown
MinersvilleGold, PlatinumProducerStream Placer
Minersville AreaNickelOccurrence
R.A.M. and Little AliceGold, IronPast ProducerGold, Hematite, Limonite
Rover PlacerGold, PlatinumOccurrence
StarvationGold, IronPast Producer1932
UnnamedNickelOccurrence

Every working recorded in Trinity 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
Estrellita0.7 miles27
Ridgeville1.4 miles27
Cedar Stock2.5 miles27
Fairview2.5 miles27
Pinewood Cove3.4 miles27
Bragdon (historical)5.2 miles29
Trinity Alps5.7 miles26
Keno (historical)7.3 miles27

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 Minersville (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14683363The 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 1683051. 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.