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Notchko, California

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Willow Creek-Hoopa Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95555. It stands on Clirliah Creek. The Survey maps it on the Johnsons quadrangle.

Notchko within Humboldt County

Then and now

1925 to 1997

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 Notchko, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Notchko, surveyed 1925

Compare 1925 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 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

206 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Notchko between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,042 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 105 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/incendiarism105
Missing data/not specified/undetermined56
Equipment and vehicle use14
Debris and open burning14
Natural9
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1
Smoking1

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 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California AgencyCAPPEL
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California AgencyCAPPELII
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthern California AgencyCAPPELIII
7 September 2002Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitROACH
6 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protection21
4 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCAPPELL
3 September 2003Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCAPPELL
3 September 2003Natural8.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitJOHNSON'S

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Notchko: 6 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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
Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation #2GoldUnknown
Manapier MineGoldOccurrenceGold
Manapier MineGoldProducer
Manapier MineGoldOccurrence
Mettah HydraulicGoldOccurrenceGold
Mettah HydraulicGoldOccurrence
Morwick HillGoldPast Producer
MottahGoldPast Producer
UnknownGoldOccurrencePlacer
UnknownGoldOccurrencePlacer

Every working recorded in Humboldt 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
Mettah1.0 miles15
Shregegon (historical)2.8 miles15
Surgone2.8 miles15
Pekwan (historical)3.3 miles15
Pecwan3.4 miles15
Johnsons3.7 miles15
Waseck8.2 miles17
Martins Ferry (historical)8.6 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1665261. 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.