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Muir, California

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Willits census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95490. It lies in Muir Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Willits quadrangle.

Muir within Mendocino County

Then and now

1922 to 1991

The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Muir, surveyed 1991
Topographic sheet of Muir, surveyed 1922

Compare 1922 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

291 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 291 fires within 5 miles of Muir between 1992 and 2020, burning about 568 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined115
Debris and open burning51
Equipment and vehicle use47
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Arson/incendiarism19
Natural10
Smoking9
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Recreation and ceremony6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Other causes2

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
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMendocino UnitPOPPY 3
5 September 2015Railroad operations and maintenance1.6 acresMendocino UnitSUMMIT
5 September 1992Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresMendocino UnitP. G. & E. #12
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionFANBLADE
30 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitSMITH
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitTULIP
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMendocino UnitROSE
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMendocino UnitHAWK 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mendocino County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Muir: 8 producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite. 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
Southard RanchMagnesiteProducerMagnesite
Ford Canyon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Harris QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Willits QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
C A Haun and SonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Longvale PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Longvale PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Willits Ready MixSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Coursey Bros.ManganeseProspect
Coursey Brothers ProspectManganeseProspect1917

Every working recorded in Mendocino 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
Willits1.0 miles16
Fair Oaks1.4 miles16
Simerson1.7 miles16
Upp2.1 miles16
DeCamp3.0 miles16
Brooktrails3.8 miles15
Crowley4.3 miles15
Clare Mill4.6 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659190. 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.