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Mitchell Place, California

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the West Tehama census division. It lies near Riley Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Riley Ridge quadrangle.

Mitchell Place within Tehama County

Then and now

1952 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mitchell Place, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Mitchell Place, surveyed 1952

Compare 1952 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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

45 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Mitchell Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,273 acres in total. 26 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
Natural26
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Debris and open burning3
Firearms and explosives use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2017Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestRAGLIN
8 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTehama-Glenn UnitBLACKBURN
4 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreMendocino National ForestTHREE PRONG
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestRILEY 2
3 September 2003Natural1.0 acresTehama-Glenn Unit4-30
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestRILEY RIDGE
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreNorthern California District425 RAGLIN RIDGE
21 September 2013Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestPATTON FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tehama County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Mitchell Place: 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Copper. 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
Elder Creek GroupCopperOccurrence
Elder Creek GroupCopperUnknown
Big Bear ChromeChromiumProspect
Ehorn GroupChromiumOccurrenceChromite
KleinsorgeChromiumProducer
KleinsorgeChromiumProspect
Kleinsorge GroupChromiumPast Producer1916, 1917, 1957
Ore Basin and Valley ViewChromiumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Tehama 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
Steuben Place1.5 miles13
Dawson Place2.5 miles13
Griffin Place3.7 miles16
Pellow Place4.8 miles13
Copple Place5.8 miles21
Peterson Place6.1 miles16
Watson6.7 miles21
Brown Place8.2 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659149. 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.