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Morley, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Sacramento Canyon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96051. It lies near Slaughterhouse Island. The Survey maps it on the Bohemotash Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Morley within Shasta 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 Morley (historical), surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Morley (historical), surveyed 1890

Compare 1890 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 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

266 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 266 fires within 5 miles of Morley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49,605 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 24 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
Equipment and vehicle use74
Missing data/not specified/undetermined58
Natural43
Recreation and ceremony29
Arson/incendiarism24
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Debris and open burning10
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Fireworks2

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
8 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitPLAINS
7 September 2008Arson/incendiarism343 acresShasta-Trinity National ForestELMORE
6 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestKAM
6 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity National ForestBAILEY
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionBRIDGE
4 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined16 acresShasta-Trinity UnitWONDER
3 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named
3 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 61 workings within 5 miles of Morley (historical): 18 occurrences, 17 past producers, 12 unknowns, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
BackboneCopper, Silver, Gold, LeadPast ProducerPyrite
Friday-Lowden GroupCopper, Gold, Barium-BariteProducerChalcopyrite, Pyrite
MammothCopper, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast ProducerPyrite
MammothSulfur, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Gold, Lead, IronPast Producer1880
Mammoth MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, SulfurUnknown1880, 1890
OccurrenceSilicaOccurrence
Unnamed PropertyChromiumUnknown
GolinskyCopper, Zinc, Gold, SilverPast ProducerChalcocite
GolinskyCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Iron, SulfurPast Producer1900, 1906
Sutro MineCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Iron, SulfurPast Producer1902, 1913

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Mabel (historical)2.0 miles29
Elmore (historical)2.4 miles29
Kennett (historical)2.8 miles31
O'Brien3.9 miles28
Holiday Harbor Resort4.1 miles28
Portal Inn4.3 miles30
McColl4.4 miles30
Bayha (historical)4.5 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682502. 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.