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Newman Springs, California

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Lucerne-Clearlake Oaks census division. It stands on Soap Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bartlett Springs quadrangle. It stands 2,159 feet above sea level.

Newman Springs within Lake County

Then and now

1924 to 1996

The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Newman Springs, surveyed 1996
Topographic sheet of Newman Springs, surveyed 1924

Compare 1924 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

26 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Newman Springs between 1992 and 2015, burning about 256 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 6 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
Arson/incendiarism6
Natural6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
3 September 2003Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestSPANISH RIDGE
20 September 1994Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresMendocino National ForestJESSE
18 September 2004Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitPANORAMIC
17 September 2008Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestSYLAR
14 September 1994Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestNUMBER2
13 September 1994Naturalunder an acreMendocino National ForestWATER DOG
11 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined37 acresMendocino National ForestBARTLETT 2
11 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitBARTLETT / WHITE 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake 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 Newman Springs: 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, 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
Bartlett SpringsStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Smaker PropertyChromiumProducerChromite
Smaker PropertyChromiumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Lake 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
Bartlett Springs1.1 miles16
Wild Bill Place4.2 miles22
Pole Garden4.5 miles16
Rose Place5.8 miles22
Hough Springs6.0 miles15
Lucerne8.5 miles21
Barkerville (historical)8.6 miles15
Nice8.6 miles21

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 Newman SpringsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7018478The 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 264076. 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.