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Monroeville, California

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Orland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95951. It stands on Stony Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ord Ferry quadrangle. It stands 128 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.

Monroeville within Glenn County

Then and now

1891 to 1980

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Monroeville (historical), surveyed 1980
Topographic sheet of Monroeville (historical), surveyed 1891

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 26 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

110 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Monroeville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,035 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined47
Equipment and vehicle use31
Debris and open burning24
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Smoking1
Other causes1

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 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitSKYWAY
30 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreButte UnitORD BRIDGE
3 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresButte UnitORD
28 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSacramento River National Wildlife RefugeRIVER
28 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresSacramento River National Wildlife RefugeRIVER
27 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use13 acresSacramento River National Wildlife RefugeRIVER RD.
26 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use130 acresButte UnitDAYTON
24 September 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionGRAPE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Glenn County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Monroeville (historical): 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Calcium. 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
Hamilton City PlantCalciumProducer
Stoney Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed LocationGoldOccurrence

Every working recorded in Glenn 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
Rotavele1.3 miles15
Ordbend3.6 miles15
Hamilton City4.9 miles15
Mills Orchard5.9 miles15
Jacinto6.9 miles15
Bayliss7.5 miles15
Capay10.0 miles19
Glenn10.9 miles15

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 Monroeville (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14683388The 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 2071848. 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.