Noyo, California
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Bragg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95437. It stands on Noyo River. The Survey maps it on the Fort Bragg quadrangle. It stands 108 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1920 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1920 USGS Fort Bragg quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fort Bragg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Fort Bragg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Fort Bragg quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
377 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 377 fires within 5 miles of Noyo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 130 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined | 146 |
| Debris and open burning | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | MCDH FORT_BRAGG |
| 9 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | FRANKLIN RD FORTB 8 |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | ODELL INCIDENT |
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LIGNTNING 108 |
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | MITCHELL |
| 7 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northern California District | CASPAR |
| 7 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | MULLEN |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | TURNER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Noyo: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp 5 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bragg | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Heeser Addition | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| South Fork | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cleone | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Caspar | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Glenblair | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Grove | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Redwood Lodge | 6.0 miles | 14 |
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 Noyo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7067385 | The 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 1656193. 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.






