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Olinda, California

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Redding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96007. It lies near South Fork Spring Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Olinda quadrangle.

Olinda within Shasta County

Then and now

1890 to 1979

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Olinda, surveyed 1979
Topographic sheet of Olinda, surveyed 1890

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 25 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

772 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 772 fires within 5 miles of Olinda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,470 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 100 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/undetermined243
Equipment and vehicle use199
Arson/incendiarism100
Debris and open burning88
Misuse of fire by a minor58
Smoking48
Natural15
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Recreation and ceremony8
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
9 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitBIXBY KNOLLS MHP STA43
9 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitOAK
9 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitMONTE
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitMAJESTIC VIEW DR HAPPYVA
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitHAPPY
8 September 2008Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresShasta-Trinity UnitPALM 2
7 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShasta-Trinity UnitKIRK
7 September 2005Smoking2.0 acresNorthern California DistrictPOWER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shasta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Olinda: 16 producers, 9 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Platinum. 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
Clear CreekGold, PlatinumProducerStream Placer
Clear CreekGold, SilverPast Producer
Dawson GulchGold, SilverPast Producer
Dobson GulchGold, SilverPast Producer
IsabelGold, SilverPast Producer
WoolsegGold, SilverPast Producer
Aggregate Products MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Aggregate Products PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Anderson Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Anderson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Shasta 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
Cloverdale4.2 miles25
Girvan5.0 miles29
El Rio Estates5.4 miles22
Anderson5.8 miles22
Pacheco6.1 miles31
Centerville6.6 miles29
Gas Point7.0 miles20
Middletown (historical)7.4 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 230000. 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.