Murphy Place, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Mad River census division. It lies near Rough Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Smoky Creek quadrangle.
Then and now
1931 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 67 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1931 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1931 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Hoaglin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dubakella Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Redding quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Garberville quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Pony Buck Peak quadrangle1:25000
- 1998 USGS Smoky Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Murphy Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,627 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.8 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | BRAMLET |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | PINE |
| 11 September 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Six Rivers National Forest | RODEO |
| 5 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | UP |
| 5 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity National Forest | MIDDLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Murphy Place: 3 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Marie | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Rebel | Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Rebel Copper | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Murphy-Bramlette Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Murphy-Bramlette Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Unnamed | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramlet Place | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ruth | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Payne | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Glen | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Post Mountain | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Penney | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Ueland Place | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Yellowjacket Place | 10.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659200. 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.






